Aims and Forms of Tenant Influence. Some Preliminary Considerations

Abstract

The article consists of four parts. The first is a short introduction to tenant influence in Sweden. In the second part certain motives and aims for tenant influence are deduced. Some conflicts of aims and some conse quences of how this influence is organized are pointed at. The third part presents a short summary of an evaluation of an experiment with tenant influence. The conclusion is that the formal right to decide on certain questions, delegated to the tenants, did not lead to any genuine influ ence. Finally, a tendency toward professionalization of the neighbour hood committees and its consequences are discussed.