Responding to Homelessness: Irish and International Experiences

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Using Ireland as a case study, but situating the Irish experience in a comparative context, this module will provide an accessible account of the contemporary drivers and demographics of homelessness, in particular the feminization of homelessness; the range of possible policy responses availed of and, equally importantly, not availed; the impact of research evidence and data on policy and practice responses; the role of social media and new civil society organisations in constructing contradictory public images of homelessness; and why, despite increased policy prominence and provision, homelessness continues to rise.