CUHP Conference
The final CUHP Conference took place on November 3rd and 4th, 2005, and presented the most important conclusions of this 3-year project. Issues dealt with include definition, theoretical approach, quantitative and qualitative methods, and integrating the preoccupations of NGOs and policy makers. Papers from the Brussels conference can be found here.
CUHP (Constructing Understanding of the Homeless Population), is a research network funded by the European Commission. It brings together research teams from seven European countries to discuss various aspects of researching homelessness.
The network is meeting in five workshops and a final conference. The first workshop was in Paris, the second in Madrid, the third in Copenhagen, the fourth in London, the fifth in Milan, and the final in Brussels.
The work of these meetings includes:
- Describing competing definitions of homelessness, comparing them and seeking an agreed set of definitions.
- Describing the use of different methodologies and determining their specific use.
- Describing national legislation and policy in the field of homelessness.
- Investigating the research agenda of Non-Government Organisations in each country
- Discussing the ethical issues inolved in homeless research
- Describing the theorieties underlying our researches
Our network is also creating:
- A European wide bibliography of research in the field of homelessness including references to major studies outside of Europe.
