situating practice within diversity: homelessness in bangladesh 2006
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Situating Practice within Diversity:Homelessness and Human Developmentin Bangladesh
Sub-theme: Interventions in Homelessness
Homelessness: A Global Perspective
International Conference, 9-13 J anuary 2006, New Delhi, India
Shayer Ghafur
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
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Argument
Homogenous representation of
homelessness in the public discourse isa constraint for intervention
In representation without differentiationEtiology and pathology of homelesspeople remain unrelated
Practice to be situated within diversity ofhomelessness
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Methodology
Review of published documents and
complementing them with mediareports
Critical Discourse Analysis providesthe methodological framework
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Structure
Homelessness in Bangladesh(prior understanding)
Homogenous Representation ofHomelessness
Review of practice
Implications of Homogenous
Representation Conclusions
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Homelessness in Bangladesh(prior understanding)
Diversity and similarityRoof-Root-Resource lessnessTypes: Floating homelessness
Situated homelessnessPotential homelessness
Home for human developmentAccess to home interferes homeless peoplesability to earn, learn, and live with good health
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Homogenous Representation of
Homelessness
Forms of homogenous representation
Slum dwellers (bastee-bashies)
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Missing Diversity
Age: Adult / Child Sex: Male /Female
Social Unit: Individual/household
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Reasons for homogenous
representation
Absence of a statutory definition
Absence of social distinctions
Operational conveniences
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Return Home (Ghore Phera) -
a review of practice
Return Home is a credit programme It identifies slum dwellers as rootless
people willing to return to villages It classified slum dwellers into 4 groups
1. Has homestead land, house and small land
2. Has homestead land and house, but no land
3. Has only homestead land
4. Has nothing
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Implications of
Homogenous Representation
Representing slum dwellers as homelesspeople is selective and segmental
Policy:physical perspective in policy formulation
Practice:
top-down intervention with sectoral goals
Political:
disempowerment of homeless people10/12
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Conclusions
Public discourse do not adopt the concept ofhomelessness to note its differentiation for
subsequent intervention
Situating practice within diversity is required
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Suggested Framework for
Future PracticeStructure Age
Homelessness(Floating Situated Potential)
Etiology Pathology(Causes) (Manifest Consequences)
Sex
Human
Development
Agency Practice Social unit
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