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"Arm, aber sexy" (Poor, but sexy): homelessness in Berlin
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Abstract Berlin is a fascinating city full of paradoxes. More than a decade ago, exmayor of Berlin Klaus Wowereit captured the imagination of the world's creative, hungry and poor by advertising the city with the tagline, "Berlin ist arm, aber sexy" (“Berlin is poor but sexy”) and opening its doors to newcom... view more
Berlin is a fascinating city full of paradoxes. More than a decade ago, exmayor of Berlin Klaus Wowereit captured the imagination of the world's creative, hungry and poor by advertising the city with the tagline, "Berlin ist arm, aber sexy" (“Berlin is poor but sexy”) and opening its doors to newcomers of all shapes and sizes; today, Berlin has truly reaped the demographic rewards of such campaigns. However, the promise of a "poor" but "sexy" life in Berlin remains an unfulfilled one for many people, particularly the estimated 16,000 homeless people who have no secure long-term residences. The harsh everyday struggles of the poor and homeless in Berlin have been gradually overshadowed amidst the ongoing financial and refugee crises. This article hopes to reclaim a small space for the voices of some people who have experienced life on the streets in Berlin. This paper seeks to answer the research question, "Why do homeless people stay in the city centre and
what influences their decisions regarding the places they stay at?"... view less
Keywords
ethnology; homelessness; Berlin
Classification
Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnosociology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 42-59
Journal
EthnoScripts: Zeitschrift für aktuelle ethnologische Studien, 18 (2016) 1
Issue topic
Angst in the city?
ISSN
2199-7942
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed