Qualitative case study reveals spatial containment and selective displacement of Roma populations, highlighting how housing development reinforces racialized poverty governance.
Key Points
Spatial containment and selective displacement serve as key modes of poverty governance, allowing municipal authorities to manage marginalized Roma and maintain local order.
Qualitative analysis of Hungarian municipal practices shows urban rehabilitation projects redirect resources to favored groups while enforcing punitive enclosure on Roma.
Emphasis on individual responsibility conceals structural deficiencies of social housing, sustaining systemic racialization and deepening the marginalization of vulnerable populations.