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In this chapter I recap my argument that mobile communication and processes of digitisation mediate homelessness in specific ways. Parents with children, young people, and adults without secure housing negotiate and construct the meanings and uses of mobile phones with these performing as a lifeline when homeless. At the same time, mobiles are a limited form of access and through them, people experiencing homelessness are subject to new dynamics of risk, processes of datafication, and disciplinary powers. I examine what this means for homelessness policy and research as well as research and action on digital inequalities, calling for more attention to how precarious connectivity and datafication perpetuate and worsen inequalities.
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Humphry, J. (2022). Conclusion: Is There Anyone Home?. In: Homelessness and Mobile Communication. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3838-2_7
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