CALL FOR ABSTRACTS, JOELHO 17, “Co-Operative Housing”
EDITORS
João Mendes Ribeiro, Nuno Correia, Nuno Travasso
In the next issue of JOELHO we will address topics related with contemporary forms of housing. We use the expression “Co-Operative” both in the sense of alternative ways of having access to a house, and in the sense of alternative ways of inhabiting that house.
For the former, cooperatives are an excellent example, of course, but it is not the only one. We are also interested in exploring different kinds of experiments, many of them bottom-up approaches, when a group of citizens take the initiative and organizes itself spontaneously to solve a problem that affects them all. Or to analyse good practices of housing policies that have proven successful in the fight against speculative markets. Whether those policies assume the form of governmental or local measures.
For alternative ways of inhabiting a house we think immediately about many recent experiments based on sharing some spaces of a house, where one can perform many daily activities that do not demand so much privacy. A currently popular and growing operating model usually referred to as “Collaborative Living”.
For JOELHO 17, we welcome articles that can help us to framework a series of experiments carried out mostly since the beginning of the 21st century. Although, the main focus of this publication may be European context, we are very interested in learning more about many different practices that have been tested worldwide.
Since the housing problem we are facing today is deeply rooted in the cultural developments occurred in the 20th century, and many of the answers we are reaching have also important roots in the experiments and debate started during that period, researches related with the historic origins of those crucial subjects can also be very relevant to understand the recent developments of these contemporary forms of housing. Case studies related with evolutionary housing, sharing of collective spaces, participative processes of design, etc.
We are aware of a series of research projects developed recently related to the housing problem, and the topics we intend to address in the next edition of JOELHO. We hope that this publication will spark the interest of researchers involved in those projects, and that they will be willing to share their knowledge with us.
CALENDAR
Call for abstracts opening – 14 May 2025
Deadline for abstract submission – 28th July, 2025
Notification of acceptance for publication – 29th September, 2025
Deadline for full paper submission – 5th January, 2026
Notification of peer review report – 16th February, 2026
Final full paper submission – 16th March, 2026
Launch – Summer 2026
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
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For any question related with this issue of JOELHO, contact the editors to this e-mail address –
nunocorreia@uc.pt
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