Danish social housing democracy. Ideals and practice

Hvordan fungerer beboerdemokratiet i den almene boligsektor i praksis? Og hvor tilfredse er beboerne med deres muligheder for at få indflydelse? Disse spørgsmål søger rapporten at besvare, dels gennem en række gruppeinterview med bl.a. medlemmer af almene boligselskabers afdelingsbestyrelser og repræsentanter for kommunale forvaltninger, dels gennem en spørgeskemaundersøgelse blandt beboerne i almene boligselskaber i Odense. Undersøgelsen viser at beboerdemokratiet i praksis antager mange forskellige former, og at beboerne generelt er ganske godt tilfredse med den almene boligsektor.This report presents a survey of tenants democracy in the social housing sector. The survey was carried out in two main parts. A quantitative survey - 747 households in Odense responded to a questionnaire presented to them by interviewees from the Danish National Institute of Social Research. A qualitative survey - Group interviews were conducted with a number of selected focus groups comprising representatives from housing association managements, estate managers, members of estate boards, members of housing association boards and representatives of municipal administrations. The qualitative survey was conducted partly with groups resident in Odense and partly with groups brought together from ten municipalities across Denmark. The purpose was to clarify the quantitative extent and the qualitative span of tenants democracy