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    This document discusses different approaches to housing research and policymaking. It argues that theoretically oriented housing research can be policy relevant. While some see a divide between theoretical housing research and empirical research aimed at informing government policy, the document aims to show this is a misleading view of the field. Housing policy is influenced by many public, private, and non-profit organizations working in networks. Research can be directed at any of these organizations to potentially influence policy. The type of policymaking process has a profound impact on the kind of housing research that is appropriate.

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    This document discusses different approaches to housing research and policymaking. It argues that theoretically oriented housing research can be policy relevant. While some see a divide between theoretical housing research and empirical research aimed at informing government policy, the document aims to show this is a misleading view of the field. Housing policy is influenced by many public, private, and non-profit organizations working in networks. Research can be directed at any of these organizations to potentially influence policy. The type of policymaking process has a profound impact on the kind of housing research that is appropriate.

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    This document discusses different approaches to housing research and policymaking. It argues that theoretically oriented housing research can be policy relevant. While some see a divide between theoretical housing research and empirical research aimed at informing government policy, the document aims to show this is a misleading view of the field. Housing policy is influenced by many public, private, and non-profit organizations working in networks. Research can be directed at any of these organizations to potentially influence policy. The type of policymaking process has a profound impact on the kind of housing research that is appropriate.

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    THEORI

    ESI
    NHOUSI
    NG
    I
    NTRODUCTI
    ON
    Inas eminal contributiont ohous i
    ngr esear chJ i
    m Kemeny( 1992)l ament edt hestateof
    researchint he el d.Hear guedt hatmos thous i
    ngr esearc hwasexpl icitl
    ya- theoreti
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    overlyempi ricalandadopt edt hede ni ti
    onoft hepr oblem de nedbygover nment sand
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    onedt hel ackofc onc eptsandt heoriesdr awnf rom thes oc i
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    muc hmor etheor eti
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    betweent hef oll
    ower sofKemeny ,whohavedevel opedt heor et i
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    onc ept sinhous i
    ng,
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    policy,whohavel argelyc ont inuedat r
    aditionofempi ri
    cal andi mpl ic
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    research.Thef ocusoft hispaperi snott oc hallengeKemeny’ sc allformor et heoretic
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    evant ,which
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    eadi ngandi nac curatevi ewoft hes t
    ateof
    hous i
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    NGHOUSEPOLI
    CY
    Therear emanyin uencesonhous i
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    , usedinc ontr
    ast
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    eptanceherethatpoli
    cyismadet hr oughnet works
    consis
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    untaryandhybr i
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    resear
    c haimedatpoli
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    edatanyoft heseorgani sat
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    m andt hei
    rscale.I
    nt er
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    cal
    scale,housingisgl obal
    ,nationalandlocali
    ni t
    sr each,alt
    houghhous i
    ngpolicyisusual
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    all
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    eswi t
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    hestateswillhaveamaj orroleinpol i
    cyalongsidethenational
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    func ti
    onsdevol vedtothec onsti
    tuentcountri
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    landandNor thern
    Ireland.

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    NGRESEARCHANDPOLI
    CY
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    senatureoft hepolic
    ymaki ngpr oces
    shasapr ofoundi n uenceonthekindof
    hous i
    ngresearchthatisappropr i
    atetoin uencepol ic
    y. Eachofthethreeapproaches
    andt hewayt hatres
    ear cht sthem willbeexploredinthi ssecti
    on.Theexampleof
    researchonhomel essnessisused,thoughnott os howt hei mpactofspecicresearc
    h
    studiesonpolicy,
    whi chisoutsidethescopeoft hispaper .Rather
    ,theaimist
    ogi vean
    exampl eofthekindofr esearc
    ht hatcould tthegi venpol icy-
    makingapproach.

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