This session is part of the virtual discussion series “Housing Uncertainties, Financial Crisis, and Social Protections”, co-organized by
- Beirut Urban Lab (BUL)
- Habitat for Humanity Urban Housing Practitioners Hub MENA (UHPH-MENA)
- Habitat for Humanity Lebanon National Programme
- United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Lebanon Country Programme
- Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).
The series took place on every Tuesday throughout June 2023.
The virtual discussion series explored comparatively questions at the intersection of housing uncertainties and financial crises. The online event further probed the possibilities afforded by social protection schemes to respond to the increasingly dire living conditions of today’s urban majorities.
This first session featured
- Opening remarks by Mona Fawaz (Professor of Urban Studies and Planning, American University of Beirut)
- Keynote speech by Raquel Rolnik (Professor of Urban Planning, University of São PauloFormer UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing)
and a panel discussion featuring
- Thomas Maloutas (Professor of Social Geography, Harokopio University)
- Dalia Wahdan (Associate Professor of Anthropology, American University of Cairo)
- Deena Khalil (Manager, UHPH-MENA) as session chair and discussant.
Series Introduction: Locating the Debate on the Right to Housing
By Mona Fawaz (Professor of Urban Studies and Planning,American University of Beirut)
Introductory Comments – The Empire Strikes Again: Housing and Extractivism
Raquel Rolnik (Professor of Urban Planning, University ofSão Paulo)
Discussant: Mona Fawaz (Professor of Urban Studies and Planning, American University of Beirut)
