Welcome to the European Observatory on Homelessness Website!
Set up two decades ago, the European Observatory on Homelessness has built up a wealth of research on the subject of homelessness and housing exclusion. This website can be searched for a number of documents, including statistical data, reviews of homelessness policies, European thematic reports, books, articles and the European Journal of Homelessness.
News
European Journal of Homelessness - Volume 6, Issue 2 now online
Comparative Studies N°2 - Counting Homeless People in the 2011 Housing and Population Census
Call for Papers, 8th European Research Conference on Homelessness, 20th September 2013, Berlin, Germany
Call for Papers, European Journal of Homelessness, Volume 7.1
Events
European Research Conferences
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7th European Research Conference, 21st September 2012, York, UK FEANTSA’s European Observatory on Homelessness, the European Network for Housing Research Working Group on Welfare Policy, Homelessness and Social Exclusion and the Centre for Housing Policy at the University of York, are pleased to announce the 7th Annual Research Conference on Homelessness in Europe entitled Access to Housing for Homeless People in Europe. |
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6th European Research Conference, 16th September 2011, Pisa, Italy FEANTSA’s European Observatory on Homelessness, the ENHR Working Group on Welfare Policy, Homelessness and Social Exclusion, fio.PSD and CISP (Interdisciplinary Center for Peace Studies), University of Pisa, organised the 6th Annual Research Conference on Homelessness in Europe. The key theme for this year's Conference was ”Homelessness, Migration and Demographic Change in Europe” Presentations here. |
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5th European Research Conference, 17th September 2010, Budapest, Hungary - Presentations now available
FEANTSA’s European Observatory on Homelessness, the European Network for Housing Research Working Group on Welfare Policy, Homelessness and Social Exclusion and the Metropolitan Research Institute Budapest, organised the 5th Annual Research Conference on Homelessness in Europe. The key theme for the 2010 Conference was “Understanding Homelessness and Housing Exclusion in the New European Context”. The conference took place in Budapest on 17 September 2010. |
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4th European Research Conference, 18 September 2009, ParisFEANTSA's European Research Conference: 'Homelessness and Poverty' FEANTSA's European Observatory on Homelessness in collaboration with the European Network of Housing Research Working Group on Welfare Policy, Homelessness and Social Exclusion organised the 4th Annual Research Conference on Homelessness in Europe. The theme of the Conference was 'Homelessness and Poverty'. The conference took place in Paris on September 18th 2009. The presentations are available here
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Publications
More than a decade ago, Bill Edgar and Joe Doherty took on the role of co-coordinators of the European Observatory on Homelessness, a role that continued until 2008. During this period, Bill and Joe, with colleagues, edited 5 books and produced a series of reports, each of which provided comprehensive transnational analysis of aspects of homelessness in Europe. Researchers, service actitioners and policy makers in Europe and indeed further afield, concerned with homelessness have all benefited enormously from the personal and academic qualities that Bill and Joe brought to their work with the Observatory. This collection of essays provide a robust base to assess future research priorities on homelessness in Europe, and are a tribute to Bill Edgar and Joe Doherty, for their collegiality and friendship, and for ensuring that a rigorous and policy relevant research culture was fostered within the Observatory.
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Homelessness and Homeless Policies in Europe: Lessons From Research
This independent study was commissioned by FEANTSA in the context of the European Consensus Conference on Homelessness, an official event of the 2010 Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU).It is available in English and French. |
European Review of Statistics on Homelessness (Edgar, 2009)
This report has two main objectives. First, it collates the development of ideas relating to the measurement of homelessness and housing exclusion in Europe that were presented in previous publications of the European Observatory on Homelessness. This should provide a single source of reference for those interested in the topic. Second, it updates information on homelessness and housing exclusion for all those member states for which information is available.
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'In my Caravan, I feel like Superman'
FEANTSA published a volume of essays in honour of Henk Mert, one of the coordinators of FEANTSA's European Observatory on Homelessness and who passed away in 2006.
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Over the past 10 years, the FEANTSA European Observatory on Homelessness has
produced a series of books covering a range of themes related to
homelessness. You can find more information on the books available for
purchase in the "FEANTSA Bookshop"
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