This collection of critical essays considers the criminalisation
of squatting from a range of different theoretical, policy and
practice perspectives. While the practice of squatting has long
been criminalised in some jurisdictions, the last few years have
witnessed the emergence of a newly constituted political concern
with unlawful occupation of land. With initiatives to address the
threat of squatting sweeping across Europe, the offence of
squatting in a residential building was created in England in 2012.
This development, which has attracted a large measure of media
attention, has been widely regarded as a controversial policy
departure, with many commentators, Parliamentarians, and
professional organisations arguing that its support is premised on
misunderstandings of the current law and a precarious evidence-base
concerning the nature and prevalence of squatting .
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Moral Rhetoric and the Criminalisation of Squatting" explores
the significance of measures to criminalise squatting for
squatters, owners and communities. The book also interrogates wider
themes relating to political philosophy, social policy, criminal
justice and the nature of ownership, considering how the
assimilation of squatting to a contemporary punitive turn is
shaping the political, social, legal and moral landscapes of
property, housing and crime.
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