Rethinking professional practice: the logic of competition and the crisis of identity in housing practice

Manzi, T and Richardson, J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9875-5070, 2017. Rethinking professional practice: the logic of competition and the crisis of identity in housing practice. Housing Studies, 32 (2), pp. 209-224. ISSN 0267-3037

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Abstract

The relationship between professionalism, education and housing practice has become increasingly strained following the introduction of austerity measures and welfare reforms across a range of countries. Focusing on the development of UK housing practice, this article considers how notions of professionalism are being reshaped within the context of welfare retrenchment and how emerging tensions have both affected the identity of housing professionals and impacted on the delivery of training and education programmes. The article analyses the changing knowledge and skills valued in contemporary housing practice and considers how the sector has responded to the challenges of austerity. The central argument is that a dominant logic of competition has culminated in a crisis of identity for the sector. Although the focus of the article is on UK housing practice, the processes identified have a wider relevance for the analysis of housing and welfare delivery in developed economies.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Housing Studies
Creators:	Manzi, T. and Richardson, J.
Publisher:	Informa UK Limited
Date:	17 February 2017
Volume:	32
Number:	2
ISSN:	0267-3037
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1080/02673037.2016.1194377 DOI 1822194 Other
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Business School
Record created by:	Jeremy Silvester
Date Added:	25 Mar 2026 09:45
Last Modified:	25 Mar 2026 09:45
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/55468

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