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Acknowledgements

This book wouldn’t have been possible without the support and input of colleagues, friends and family. I’m infinitely grateful to Beckie Coleman, my mentor while writing the book, and Harriet Hawkins, my PhD supervisor, for their enthusiasm towards my work and their expert guidance in shaping my ideas. I’d also like to thank my PhD examiners, Ben Anderson and Ben Campkin, whose insightful and generous feedback on my doctoral thesis guided the directions this book has taken. I didn’t believe beforehand that it was possible to genuinely enjoy a PhD viva!

The research informing the book’s last chapter was conducted collaboratively with Mel Nowicki and Katherine Brickell, and its arguments belong to us as a team. I’m hugely grateful to Katherine for setting up the opportunities, practical and intellectual, that allowed me to expand my research into the areas of home and housing. Thanking Mel would be not only insufficient, but also a kind of category error. We’ve worked together throughout our academic careers, basically since day one of our PhDs. The way I think about the world, in this book and beyond, is inextricable from the ways we’ve thought and written about it together.

I’d also like to thank all the research participants who kindly gave their time and shared their experiences with me.

The book is dedicated to my family – Nigel Peet, Jenny, Oliver, Mia, Nina and Vivi Harris – for their support, encouragement and in some cases (Mia!) blind faith in my abilities.

Lastly, I can’t leave out the squad and coaching team at Miguel’s Amateur Boxing Club in Brixton, South London. Boxing for Miguel’s ABC motivates me, inspires me and shows me what I’m capable of. And most importantly in the context of this book, being a ‘Miguel’s Mechanic’ has taught me what a life-affirming thing an urban community can and should be.

Note: Names of research participants have been changed to increase anonymity.