Magical or Monstrous? Hybridity in Social Housing Governance

Blessing, Anita

doi:10.1080/02673037.2012.649469

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“…HAs have been described as using 'chameleon-like activity' (Blessing, 2012), to avoid undue dependency on public subsidy, whilst harnessing an ability to access private financial markets (Mullins and Murie, 2006). Their status as hybrid institutions has in effect enabled them to take advantage of both government subsidy and private finance.…”

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Risk, commercialism and social purpose: Repositioning the English housing association sector

Manzi

Morrison

2017

Urban Studies

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Please supply a further 5 relevant keywords in the fields below::not-for-profit organisations, exposure to risk, not-for-profit, housing organisations, G15 Making use of institutional theory, this paper considers this paradigm shift and examines the organisational responses to an increasingly challenging operating environment. By focusing, in particular, on large London housing associations, the paper analyses their strategic decision-making to address the opportunities and threats presented. The paper argues that in facing an era of minimal subsidy, low security and high risk, the 2015 reforms represent a critical juncture for the sector. Housing organisations face a stark dilemma about whether to continue a strategy of 'profit for purpose' or to embrace an unambiguously commercial ethos. The article contends that the trajectory of decision-making (although not unidirectional) leads ultimately towards an increased exposure to risk and vulnerability to changes in the housing market. More fundamentally, the attempt to reconcile social and commercial logics is likely to have wider consequences for the legitimacy of the sector.

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“…A growing body of work has emerged within housing scholarship, seeking to understand how the theory of institutional logics can be applied to interpret the relationship between social and commercial goals (see for instance, Mullins, 2006;Sacranie 2012;Blessing, 2012;Czischke et al 2012, Morrison, 2016, a andb).…”

Section: The Theory Of Institutional Logicsmentioning

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Risk, commercialism and social purpose: Repositioning the English housing association sector

Manzi

Morrison

2017

Urban Studies

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“…Housing associations exemplify hybrid organisations, operating between state, market and civil society and including a mix of commercial and social logics with institutional and cultural dimensions (Mullins and Pawson, 2010;Blessing, 2012). This does not mean that housing associations have ceased to be part of the third sector -rather, it is the nature of their internal operations and culture that are changing.…”

Section: Hybrid Organisationsmentioning

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“…This does not mean that housing associations have ceased to be part of the third sector -rather, it is the nature of their internal operations and culture that are changing. They may still have a 'principal ownership' (Billis, 2010b) as civil society organisations, but they are increasingly subject to influences from both the state and the market, navigating the different rules of social benefit and commercial activity (Blessing, 2012). They are 'chameleon-like in their ability to present themselves as the private sector for funding purposes, the voluntary sector when community partnerships are required and the public sector when accountability is at stake' (Mullins and Murie, 2006: 187).…”

Section: Hybrid Organisationsmentioning

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The Governance of Mandated Partnerships: The Case of Social Housing Procurement

Muir

Mullins

2015

Housing Studies

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Partnership working is nowadays a seemingly ubiquitous aspect of the management and delivery of public services, yet there remain major differences of opinion about how they best work for the different stakeholders they involve. The balances between mandate and trust, and between hard and soft power, are crucial to current debates about public service partnerships. This paper explores the example of social housing procurement in Northern Ireland, and the requirement to form mandated procurement groups. The research shows that the exercise of hierarchical power is still important in network governance; that mandated partnerships alter the balance between trust and power in partnership working, but the impact is uneven; and that these relationships are (re)shaping the 'hybrid' identity of housing associations. The balance between accountability for public resources and the independence of third sector organisations is the key tension in mandated partnerships. The Northern Ireland experience suggests that trust-based networks could provide more productive working relationships in partnerships for service delivery.

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“…Particularly apt for this special issue is the comparative work on housing institutions (e.g. Kemeny 2001;Harloe 1995;Blessing 2012).…”

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The embeddedness of inclusionary housing in planning and housing systems: insights from an international comparison

Kam

Needham

Buitelaar

2013

J Hous and the Built Environ

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Magical or Monstrous? Hybridity in Social Housing Governance

Cited by 88 publications

References 25 publications

Risk, commercialism and social purpose: Repositioning the English housing association sector

Risk, commercialism and social purpose: Repositioning the English housing association sector

The Governance of Mandated Partnerships: The Case of Social Housing Procurement

The embeddedness of inclusionary housing in planning and housing systems: insights from an international comparison

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