Building a movement for the right to housing in Hungary

ABSTRACT

After short overview of the official policies as well as grassroots efforts around housing in twentieth century Budapest, this article introduces the struggles of a growing housing movement that originated in the work of the grassroots housing advocacy group, The City is for All and then led to the birth of further grassroots organizations focused on the right to the city.

KEYWORDS:

• Housing
• homelessness
• social movements

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.