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Hungarian Homeless People in Basel: Homelessness and Social Exclusion from a Lifeworld-oriented Social Work Perspective
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Temesvary, Zsolt
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Although their exact number is unknown, supposedly dozens of
destitute Hungarian homeless people currently live in Basel, Switzerland.
Despite their vulnerability and severe social needs, social workers and other
experts know little about their living conditions. This paper aims to explore the
dimensions of time and space as well as the characteristics of personal and
institutional relationships of Hungarian homeless people living in Basel. The
study applies Hans Thiersch’s lifeworld-oriented perspective on social work
that contributes to the better understanding of the affected homeless peoples`
daily struggles. The study is based on semi-structured qualitative interviews
carried out with both homeless people and social workers in the institutions
of homeless care. The paper concludes that due to the ‘protectionist’ mechanisms
of Swiss social policy, unregistered Hungarian homeless people are
excluded from most cantonal social and health services. However, their daily
routine is strictly structured by the opening hours of the low-threshold services
and their human relationships are limited to other homeless people as well as
social workers at soup kitchens and day-care services.
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Homelessness, migration, Hungary, Switzerland, Basel
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Temesvary, Z. (2019). Hungarian Homeless People in Basel: Homelessness and Social Exclusion from a Lifeworld-oriented Social Work Perspective. European Journal of Homelessness, 13(2), 29–51. https://irf.fhnw.ch/handle/11654/30433