Digging Deeper: Considering the Marginalizing Experience of Homelessness in Developing Program Performance Objectives

Fenley, Vanessa M.

doi:10.1080/15309576.2020.1778045

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“…Perceptions and stigmas, including neoliberal conceptions that individualize poverty, influence policy and governance decisions and relate to discussions of deservingness (Clarke et al 2020;Kopec 2022). The conceptualization of homelessness is contested between governments, sectors, groups with lived experience, etc., with competing perspectives ranging in terms of views around individual and state responsibility for developing solutions (Kyle 2005;Smith 2022) and oscillating between deservingness and cultural constructions (Feldman 2004). Neoliberal philosophies deepen the marginalization of those experiencing homelessness in Canada and erode the potential for policies that ensure universal basic economic security and a robust welfare state (Donnan 2014).…”

Section: Le and Homelessnessmentioning

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Lived Expertise in Homelessness Policy and Governance

Kopec,

Smith

2024

Social Sciences

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Lived expertise (LE) is a valuable form of expertise that can lead to more effective policymaking. Existing research points to important mechanisms for where and how to include LE. It also offers lessons around the potential exclusionary effects such mechanisms may have. In this article, we bring the discussions together and ground them in the Canadian case of homelessness. Failures in Canadian homelessness governance and policy highlight the utility of LE where it has been included, but we also find that its prevalence is unknown. Recent mechanisms including LE are still limited and their influence is questioned. We insist that the inclusion of LE cannot be haphazard or merely a nod to its value. Rather, it requires careful and considerate inclusion that centers LE throughout the policy process, encourages its influence and innovation, and embeds mechanisms for its long-term involvement within governance structures.

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Section: Le and Homelessnessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Lived Expertise in Homelessness Policy and Governance

Kopec,

Smith

2024

Social Sciences

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Social equity for wicked problems: achieving racial equity in homeless service provision

Kim,

Kwak,

Nwakpuda

et al. 2023

Public Management Review

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Lived Experience as Evidence for Research, Policy, and Advocacy on Homelessness in Canada

Malik,

Cristea,

McLean

et al. 2024

Can Public Adm

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The rise of evidence‐based policymaking highlights the importance of evidence and how it is defined and utilized. It also uncovers the gaps in evidence and where lived experience stands to benefit policymaking. The rising level of encampments, homelessness, and housing unaffordability in Canada emphasize the need to consider how and where lived experiences of homelessness are included. This article interrogates the inclusion of lived experiences of homelessness in three specific domains: research, policy, and advocacy. Our findings from systematic reviews of each area reveal an evidence‐policy gap in homelessness policy and governance. Across all three domains, scholars and practitioners alike often fail to explicitly include lived experience to inform their efforts. Enhanced coordination and policy learning across and between the domains can offer a pathway to measurably improve policy effectiveness.

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Digging Deeper: Considering the Marginalizing Experience of Homelessness in Developing Program Performance Objectives

Cited by 3 publications

References 35 publications

Lived Expertise in Homelessness Policy and Governance

Lived Expertise in Homelessness Policy and Governance

Social equity for wicked problems: achieving racial equity in homeless service provision

Lived Experience as Evidence for Research, Policy, and Advocacy on Homelessness in Canada

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