Changes in Housing Discourse in Four Czech Municipalities. Will Young People Get Support?

In post-communist countries, the early years of housing policy after 1989 were characterised by withdrawal state. Municipalities played an important role in privatisation process Czech Republic. Thirty later, a global boom prices occurred major urban centres. Young people are facing problem decreasing affordability. The analyses programme statements electoral parties and coalition agreements selected regional centres reveals issue’s increasing saliency as well change overall discourse housing. Moreover, local path dependencies ways bridging ideological differences explained. Electoral programmes tend to focus on young families rather than general. crisis affordability, those groups that have something offer cities preferred party statements.