Luise Stoisser 

BACKGROUND

I am an interdisciplinary researcher from Vienna, with a particular interest in the intersections of ageing and place. As a Doctoral Researcher with the HOMeAGE project, my work explores how community-based housing projects in Vienna emerge as alternative and spatially just places for ageing. I focus on the lived experiences of diverse older adults in sheltered and co-housing developments for lower- and middle-income groups, employing participatory photography as a core methodology. Additionally, I examine how these housing initiatives are integrated into broader city governance structures related to care and housing, and investigate how cities are planning for affordable and inclusive housing-with-care projects in the future.

More broadly, my research bridges urban geography and ageing studies. I am particularly interested in the interconnections between ageing people and places, with a focus on minoritised groups and housing. While I specialise in interpretative methodologies, I also have experience with quantitative data analysis. For example, I worked with CBS microdata on residential mobility for the Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving in the Netherlands. I hold a Research Master’s in Social Sciences from the University of Amsterdam, where I received comprehensive training in both qualitative and quantitative research methods, with a focus on mixed-methods approaches.

KEY PUBLICATIONS

• Stoisser, L., Buffel, T., Petermans, A., & Smetcoren, A.-S. (2025). Rethinking community-based housing for older adults: A research agenda for spatial justice. International Journal of Housing Policy, 0(0), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/19491247.2025.2515641
• Stoisser, L., & van Gent, W. (2025). LGBTQ+-inclusive Co-Housing: Queer Senses of Home in a Mixed Development. Housing, Theory and Society, 0(0), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/14036096.2025.2467958
• Butzlaff, F., Bärnthaler, A., Bleiker, L., Deflorian, M., Mock, M., & Stoisser, L. (2024). Between the Democratization of Housing and the Neoliberal Responsibilization of Citizens. The Proliferation of Co-Housing in Viennese City Planning. European Urban and Regional Studies. https://doi.org/10.1177/09697764241265053

• Making community-based housing inclusive for diverse older adults. HOMeAGE Policy Brief Series.

   

RESEARCH EXPERTISE

• urban ageing
• housing studies
• urban governance
• geographies of ageing
• geographical gerontology
• geographies of sexuality
• critical gerontology
• spatial justice

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e-mail: luise.lilo.stoisser@vub.be