Inclusive or Elusive Housing? Homeownership among Muslims in Norway
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Norway has a unique political focus on homeownership as a key to welfare and happiness. “Eierlinja” in Norwegian housing policy aims for a very high rate of homeownership leading to social integration of the communities enabling them as active citizens. Paradoxically, Muslim immigrants are 43%-93% less likely to own a house compared with non-immigrants, resulting in a potential increase in marginalisation of the groups who do not own their own home. To bridge this gap, we advocate a two-dimensional intervention. First, policy intervention that helps these communities to attain homeownership and, second, policy intervention that helps improve their social outcomes.
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Inclusive or Elusive Housing? Homeownership among Muslims in Norway
In: Journal of Muslims in EuropeSearch for other papers by Muhammad Azeem Qureshi in
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Abstract
Norway has a unique political focus on homeownership as a key to welfare and happiness. “Eierlinja” in Norwegian housing policy aims for a very high rate of homeownership leading to social integration of the communities enabling them as active citizens. Paradoxically, Muslim immigrants are 43%-93% less likely to own a house compared with non-immigrants, resulting in a potential increase in marginalisation of the groups who do not own their own home. To bridge this gap, we advocate a two-dimensional intervention. First, policy intervention that helps these communities to attain homeownership and, second, policy intervention that helps improve their social outcomes.
| All Time | Past 365 days | Past 30 Days | |
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| Abstract Views | 582 | 90 | 4 |
| Full Text Views | 35 | 8 | 1 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 40 | 4 | 1 |
