Home ownership and political activism: An interpretative approach

This paper explores the relationship between home ownership and community‐based political activism. It is based on 31 intensive interviews and a case study of community activism in an inner urban neighbourhood of Melbourne. This paper argues that a causally adequate relationship between home ownership and political activism can be specified, grounded in the economic, political and cultural meanings of home ownership. Attention is drawn to the multifaceted nature of this causal relationship, as households bestow a varying range of meanings on home ownership at different times as circumstances change.