Abordar el racismo en el acceso a la vivienda desde la deliberación pública. Un estudio de caso

Abordando o racisno no acesso à moradia por meio de deliberaçao pública. Um estudo de caso

Addressing racism in housing access through public deliberation. A case study

DOI: https://doi.org/10.69733/clad.ryd.n91.a420
Published
2025-05-02

Quim Brugué https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4284-2236
Eduard Carrera-Fossas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0553-9086
Mostafa Shaimi
Daniel Tarragó

Abstract (en)

This article addresses a complex issue: racial discrimination in access to housing. It provides a normative and conceptual approach to the right to non-discrimination, focusing on Olot, Girona, where a public policy was designed to combat racism in the housing market. The study combines academic analysis of a growing problem with a knowledge transfer effort, structured through the management of a deliberative process to build this policy. Key findings include racial and cultural barriers limiting access to housing and the benefits and limitations of the deliberative approach to addressing these inequalities. Effective implementation requires commitment from local authorities. The article offers both theoretical and practical contributions, linking this issue to the debate on the deliberative turn in public policy.

Keywords (EN): racism, housing policy, public deliberation, case study

Abstract (es)

Este artículo aborda un problema complejo: el racismo en el acceso a la vivienda. Para ello, realiza una aproximación normativa y conceptual al derecho a la no discriminación, centrándose en la ciudad de Olot, Girona, donde se ha diseñado una política pública para combatir el racismo en el mercado inmobiliario. El estudio combina el análisis académico de una problemática creciente con un trabajo de transferencia de conocimiento estructurado a partir de la gestión de un proceso deliberativo para construir esta política pública. Entre los principales resultados, se identifican barreras raciales y culturales que limitan el acceso a la vivienda y los beneficios, además de limitaciones del enfoque deliberativo para abordar estas desigualdades. Sin embargo, su implementación requiere el compromiso de las autoridades locales. El artículo ofrece una aportación teórica y práctica, vinculando una problemática emergente con el debate sobre el giro deliberativo en las políticas públicas.

 

 

Keywords (ES): racismo, política de vivienda, deliberación pública, estudio de caso

Abstract (pt_BR)

Este artigo aborda um problema complexo: o racismo no acesso à habitação. Para isso, realiza uma abordagem normativa e conceitual ao direito à não discriminação, centrando-se em Olot, Girona, onde foi criada uma política pública para combater o racismo no mercado imobiliário. O estudo combina análise acadêmica de uma problemática crescente com transferência de conhecimento, estruturada pela gestão de um processo deliberativo para construir essa política. Entre os principais resultados, destacam-se barreiras raciais e culturais que limitam o acesso à habitação e os benefícios e limitações do enfoque deliberativo para enfrentar essas desigualdades. Contudo, sua implementação eficaz depende do compromisso das autoridades locais. O artigo contribui tanto teoricamente quanto na prática, relacionando essa questão com o debate sobre a virada deliberativa nas políticas públicas.

Keywords (PT): racismo, política habitacional, deliberação pública, estudo de caso

Quim Brugué, University of Girona

Graduate in Economics (Autonomous University of Barcelona), holder of a diploma in Data Analysis for Social Sciences (Essex University), and PhD in Political Science and Administration (Autonomous University of Barcelona). He has conducted research stays at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and is currently a full professor of Political Science at the University of Girona.

In the academic sphere, he has served as a program coordinator, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, coordinator of the Master’s in Public Management, coordinator of the Political Science area, and director of the PhD program. His teaching and research activities have focused on public management, local government, citizen participation, and public policy analysis.

Between 2003 and 2008, he was the Director General of Citizen Participation at the Department of Institutional Relations and Participation of the Government of Catalonia.

Eduard Carrera-Fossas, University of Girona

PhD in Education from the University of Girona (UdG) with the thesis "Social Innovation, Poverty, and Vulnerability: Small Municipalities in the Province of Girona and the City of Olot Facing the Challenge of Social Cohesion." Bachelor's degree in Labor Sciences from the Open University of Catalonia (UOC). Master's degree in Political Analysis from the UOC and a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Conflict Resolution and Community Mediation from the UdG Foundation. Lecturer in the Social Work and Social Education degree programs at the University of Girona. Coordinator of the Master's Degree in Migration Movements in the 21st Century: Concepts, Realities, and Actions at UdG. Co-director of the postgraduate program in Public Conflict Resolution and Community Mediation at the UdG Foundation.

His work focuses on: Social Work and Social Services; Community Social Work; Urban Vulnerability; Public Policies; Social Policies; Welfare State; Migration Movements; Alternative Conflict Resolution and Peace Processes; Community Mediation; Youth Empowerment; and Socio-Educational Policies.

Mostafa Shaimi, University of Girona

Associate professor in the Department of Public Law at the University of Girona. He teaches in the Bachelor's programs in Criminology and Social Education, as well as in the Master's programs in Teaching Spanish and Catalan as Second Languages and in Religious Diversity: Thought, Reality, Governance.

Coordinator of the Master's program in Religious Diversity: Thought, Reality, Governance (UdG) and the course "Making Racism Visible: Discourses, Practices, and Resistances" (UdG).

Daniel Tarragó, Neòpolis consultory

Sociologist. Associate professor in the Department of Sociology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). Author of various studies and research on the field of public administration. Speaker and instructor in seminars, courses, master's programs, and postgraduate studies on participation, democracy, public management and innovation, and strategic planning at different universities, institutes, and public administration schools in Spain and Latin America.

Co-founder and managing partner of NEÒPOLIS. He collaborates with written media and participates in talks and conferences on participation.

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Brugué, Q., Carrera-Fossas, E., Shaimi, M., & Tarragó, D. (2025). Addressing racism in housing access through public deliberation. A case study. Revista Del CLAD Reforma Y Democracia, 91, 161-187. https://doi.org/10.69733/clad.ryd.n91.a420

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