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Knowledge production and learning in housing struggles

Lima, Valesca orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-0370-0857 (2025) Knowledge production and learning in housing struggles. SN Social Sciences, 5 (76). ISSN 2662-9283

Abstract
This article examines the impact of advocacy for non-housing issues and its spillover onto housing movements. Adopting the viewpoint that activism is a social practice that generates knowledge, this study analyses how activists in social movements produce, share, and disseminate knowledge through fieldwork research conducted in Dublin, Ireland. The findings reveal that knowledge transmission, critical thinking, and innovation are crucial for fostering productive dialogue among groups engaged in strategic housing action. Moreover, the research demonstrates that housing movements contribute to the development of novel cognitive and epistemic solutions through their practical and discursive interactions with other non-housing social movements. These results make a meaningful contribution to housing studies and social movement studies by shedding light on the political and social dynamics that give rise to new knowledge and innovative housing practices.
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Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Social movements; Knowledge production; Housing activism; Cross-movement learning; Ireland; Financialization
Subjects:Social Sciences > Law
Social Sciences > Political science
Social Sciences > Public administration
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science > School of Law and Government
Publisher:Springer
Official URL:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43545-0...
Copyright Information:Author
ID Code:31413
Deposited On:15 Aug 2025 10:31 by Gordon Kennedy . Last Modified 15 Aug 2025 10:31
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