The Periphery of Care: Emergency Services for Homeless People in Rural Areas

Autor/inn/en	Cloke, Paul; Johnsen, Sarah; May, Jon
Titel	The Periphery of Care: Emergency Services for Homeless People in Rural Areas
Quelle	In: Journal of Rural Studies, 23 (2007) 4, S.387-401 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0743-0167
DOI	10.1016/j.jrurstud.2007.05.006
Schlagwörter	Human Services; Homeless People; Rural Areas; Foreign Countries; Social Services; Case Studies; Public Opinion; Emergency Programs; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Humanitäre Hilfe; Homeless person; Homeless persons; Obdachloser; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Ausland; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Öffentliche Meinung; Hilfsprogramm
Abstract	Until recently, homelessness in rural areas has received little recognition because of overwhelming assumptions about the urban-centeredness of homeless people and their needs. This paper seeks to build on recent research that has begun to uncover some of the problems and characteristics of rural homelessness, by suggesting two significant dynamics which together can shape the experience of different groups of homeless people in rural environments. First, rural places reflect particular local qualities which contextualize both the circumstances of homelessness and the provision of services in response to those circumstances. Secondly, the contemporary governance of homelessness unfolds rather unevenly in different rural areas, producing distinct local service environments with varying degrees of "insider" and "outsider" status in relation to joined-up responses to the needs of homeless people. These dynamics are articulated through three case studies: a remote friary in a deep rural area of southern England; a small hostel run by a vibrant non-statutory organization in a small town in the west of England, and two advice centers in a coastal resort in the north-east of England. Through these case studies we highlight the importance of both local reactions to the homeless other, and local relations between central government funding, local authority initiatives and charitable organizations, in the production and consumption of spaces of care in settings set in, or serving, rural environments. (Author).
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