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Refugee Homes And The Right To Property: Sunk Costs And Networked Mobility, Jordan Hayes Dec 2021

Refugee Homes And The Right To Property: Sunk Costs And Networked Mobility, Jordan Hayes

Biennial Conference: The Social Practice of Human Rights

For refugees outside their state of origin, access to humanitarian protection can come at the cost of the right to own a home. Following Anneke Smit’s scholarship on the possible contradictions between humanitarian protection and property rights, this paper explores the case of refugee homes built in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) by Syrian asylum seekers. Interviews with Syrian refugees collected in Iraq from 2018-2019 reveal the paradoxical situation faced by refugees who invest time, expertise, memory, hope, and money in a house—yet do not own it. While non-citizens in the KRI rarely have the chance to secure legal …


From Birmingham To Lima: Expanding Mobility For Persons With Disabilities, Shane Burns Oct 2019

From Birmingham To Lima: Expanding Mobility For Persons With Disabilities, Shane Burns

Biennial Conference: The Social Practice of Human Rights

Social issues such as resource allocation, distributive justice, and civic participation have been the hallmarks of human rights discourse. These issues are particularly salient to persons with disabilities, arguably one of the most excluded communities in the world despite representing over 15% of the global population. Inaccessibly built environments are one the key barriers for persons with disabilities because they prohibit full access to spaces and services that promote social inclusion. Additionally, persons with disabilities have drawn limited attention from the realms of urban planning and development. As a result, the importance of disability rights must be viewed as a …


Innovative Collaboration To Further Community Self-Determination, Matthew Currie, Amaha Sellassie Oct 2019

Innovative Collaboration To Further Community Self-Determination, Matthew Currie, Amaha Sellassie

Biennial Conference: The Social Practice of Human Rights

The built urban environment is the product of more than a century of policy decisions that have both intentionally discriminated and have had the effect of discriminating, against African Americas, immigrants, the work class, low income individuals and other undesirables. While more than fifty years have passed since the passage of civil rights legislation in the United States, individuals in today’s cities are living out our discriminatory legacy.

In Dayton, Ohio, a new movement has risen from the community to disrupt the legacy of de jure and de facto discrimination by the collaborative efforts of the impactive individuals, neighborhood leaders, …


Neighborhood Profile: Carillon, University Of Dayton Apr 2018

Neighborhood Profile: Carillon, University Of Dayton

Facing Dayton: Stories

Profile includes population, housing units, vacancies, racial distribution, median income.


Cory's Ond: A Town Of Transition, Cory Ivory Apr 2018

Cory's Ond: A Town Of Transition, Cory Ivory

Facing Dayton: Stories

A first-person narrative about life in Dayton, Ohio, composed as part of the Facing Project, a nationwide storytelling initiative.


Paying It Forward: Dion's Story, Dion Sampson Apr 2018

Paying It Forward: Dion's Story, Dion Sampson

Facing Dayton: Stories

A first-person narrative about life in Dayton, Ohio, composed as part of the Facing Project, a nationwide storytelling initiative.


The Story Of Me, Linda Burks Apr 2018

The Story Of Me, Linda Burks

Facing Dayton: Stories

A first-person narrative about life in Dayton, Ohio, composed as part of the Facing Project, a nationwide storytelling initiative.


Neighborhood Profile: Five Oaks, University Of Dayton Apr 2018

Neighborhood Profile: Five Oaks, University Of Dayton

Facing Dayton: Stories

Profile includes population, housing units, vacancies, racial distribution, median income.


Dayton: The Home I Never Thought I'D Have, Leona Marmolejo Apr 2018

Dayton: The Home I Never Thought I'D Have, Leona Marmolejo

Facing Dayton: Stories

A first-person narrative about life in Dayton, Ohio, composed as part of the Facing Project, a nationwide storytelling initiative.


Sharon's Story: Pave The Way, Sharon Mitchell Apr 2018

Sharon's Story: Pave The Way, Sharon Mitchell

Facing Dayton: Stories

A first-person narrative about life in Dayton, Ohio, composed as part of the Facing Project, a nationwide storytelling initiative.


Heart And Home: The Story Of Ray And Shelby, Ray Deck, Shelby Deck Apr 2018

Heart And Home: The Story Of Ray And Shelby, Ray Deck, Shelby Deck

Facing Dayton: Stories

A first-person narrative about life in Dayton, Ohio, composed as part of the Facing Project, a nationwide storytelling initiative.


Investing In Our Community, Mary Varnado Apr 2018

Investing In Our Community, Mary Varnado

Facing Dayton: Stories

A first-person narrative about life in Dayton, Ohio, composed as part of the Facing Project, a nationwide storytelling initiative.


Neighborhood Profile: Dayton View Triangle, University Of Dayton Apr 2018

Neighborhood Profile: Dayton View Triangle, University Of Dayton

Facing Dayton: Stories

Profile includes population, housing units, vacancies, racial distribution, median income.


My Grandbaby: A Letter, Linda Woods Apr 2018

My Grandbaby: A Letter, Linda Woods

Facing Dayton: Stories

A first-person narrative about life in Dayton, Ohio, composed as part of the Facing Project, a nationwide storytelling initiative.


Neighborhood Profile: Hillcrest, University Of Dayton Apr 2018

Neighborhood Profile: Hillcrest, University Of Dayton

Facing Dayton: Stories

Profile includes population, housing units, vacancies, racial distribution, median income.


Just Keeping Hope: Margaret's Story, Margaret Smith Apr 2018

Just Keeping Hope: Margaret's Story, Margaret Smith

Facing Dayton: Stories

A first-person narrative about life in Dayton, Ohio, composed as part of the Facing Project, a nationwide storytelling initiative.


Community Centered, Barbara Pinson Apr 2018

Community Centered, Barbara Pinson

Facing Dayton: Stories

A first-person narrative about life in Dayton, Ohio, composed as part of the Facing Project, a nationwide storytelling initiative.


Through Life's Changes, God Provides: Bill's Story, Bill Johnson Apr 2018

Through Life's Changes, God Provides: Bill's Story, Bill Johnson

Facing Dayton: Stories

A first-person narrative about life in Dayton, Ohio, composed as part of the Facing Project, a nationwide storytelling initiative.


The Rugrats Of Harvard Boulevard, Marco Marmolejo Apr 2018

The Rugrats Of Harvard Boulevard, Marco Marmolejo

Facing Dayton: Stories

A first-person narrative about life in Dayton, Ohio, composed as part of the Facing Project, a nationwide storytelling initiative.


My Life In Dayton: Jamesetta's Story, Jamesetta Lewis Apr 2018

My Life In Dayton: Jamesetta's Story, Jamesetta Lewis

Facing Dayton: Stories

A first-person narrative about life in Dayton, Ohio, composed as part of the Facing Project, a nationwide storytelling initiative.


Neighborhood Profile: Mcfarlane, University Of Dayton Apr 2018

Neighborhood Profile: Mcfarlane, University Of Dayton

Facing Dayton: Stories

Profile includes population, housing units, vacancies, racial distribution, median income.


Neighborhood Profile: Mccook Field, University Of Dayton Apr 2018

Neighborhood Profile: Mccook Field, University Of Dayton

Facing Dayton: Stories

Profile includes population, housing units, vacancies, racial distribution, median income.


Politicized, Jackie Patterson Apr 2018

Politicized, Jackie Patterson

Facing Dayton: Stories

A first-person narrative about life in Dayton, Ohio, composed as part of the Facing Project, a nationwide storytelling initiative.


Community: Common Unity, Gwen Buchanan Apr 2018

Community: Common Unity, Gwen Buchanan

Facing Dayton: Stories

A first-person narrative about life in Dayton, Ohio, composed as part of the Facing Project, a nationwide storytelling initiative.


They Still Call Me Coach, John Ivory Sr. Apr 2018

They Still Call Me Coach, John Ivory Sr.

Facing Dayton: Stories

A first-person narrative about life in Dayton, Ohio, composed as part of the Facing Project, a nationwide storytelling initiative.


Neighborhood Profile: Wolf Creek, University Of Dayton Apr 2018

Neighborhood Profile: Wolf Creek, University Of Dayton

Facing Dayton: Stories

Profile includes population, housing units, vacancies, racial distribution, median income.


My Neighborhood, Joan Means Apr 2018

My Neighborhood, Joan Means

Facing Dayton: Stories

A first-person narrative about life in Dayton, Ohio, composed as part of the Facing Project, a nationwide storytelling initiative.


Family, Community, And A Life Of Politics, Tom Roberts Apr 2018

Family, Community, And A Life Of Politics, Tom Roberts

Facing Dayton: Stories

A first-person narrative about life in Dayton, Ohio, composed as part of the Facing Project, a nationwide storytelling initiative.


Where Are You Now? Jerry Bowling Iii's Story Of Reinvention, Jerry Bowling Apr 2018

Where Are You Now? Jerry Bowling Iii's Story Of Reinvention, Jerry Bowling

Facing Dayton: Stories

A first-person narrative about life in Dayton, Ohio, composed as part of the Facing Project, a nationwide storytelling initiative.


Neighborhood Profile: Westwood, University Of Dayton Apr 2018

Neighborhood Profile: Westwood, University Of Dayton

Facing Dayton: Stories

Profile includes population, housing units, vacancies, racial distribution, median income.