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June 27, 2026Sociological Research OnlineOpen Access

Constructing Home in Vienna’s Municipal Housing: Exclusions, Architectural Utopias and ‘Lightness’ in a City of Housing for All

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SLSarah Leaney

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Qualitative analysis examines how social housing influences home experience and stigma in Vienna, suggesting significant social implications.

Key Points

  • This research investigates how social housing in Vienna affects residents' perceptions of home and daily life.
  • Conducted life history interviews with 11 residents from three social housing study sites in Vienna.
  • Analyzed residents' practices and experiences within the context of Vienna's social housing policies.
  • Examined themes of exclusion, stigma, and the notion of housing as an architectural utopia.
  • Residents reported a transformation in their experience of home due to social housing's unique provisions.
  • Discourse analysis revealed ongoing stigma around deserving versus undeserving residents in social housing.
  • The study suggests that the architectural aspects of social housing facilitate social interaction and personal identity formation.

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Sarah Leaney (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a3f6843aea7db3c1953f632https://doi.org/10.1177/13607804251412681
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