The construction of the notion of public space: reading notes on the construction of bourgeois public space

Authors

  • Ricardo de Jesus Silveira Universidade Estadual de Londrina - UEL

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/2176-6665.1996v1n1p24

Keywords:

Public place, Democracy, Citizenship

Abstract

This article deals with the notion of public space built in the modern state from the development of capitalist sociability. It stresses the heteronomous character of the practices that develop in this space, determined by the logic of the market, as a distortion of the democratic character that they presuppose, and, in passing, points to the mistake of the socialist alternative that resulted in the totalitarian state. Finally, the article seeks to show signs of transformation in the public sphere as a result of the bankruptcy of the Welfare State, a phenomenon that points to the possibilities of redefining public space as a democratic space.

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Author Biography

Ricardo de Jesus Silveira, Universidade Estadual de Londrina - UEL

Doctor in Sociology from the Universidade de São Paulo - USP. Professor at the Universidade Estadual de Londrina - UEL.

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Published

1996-06-16

How to Cite

SILVEIRA, Ricardo de Jesus. The construction of the notion of public space: reading notes on the construction of bourgeois public space. Mediações - Revista de Ciências Sociais, Londrina, v. 1, n. 1, p. 24–28, 1996. DOI: 10.5433/2176-6665.1996v1n1p24. Disponível em: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/mediacoes/article/view/9392. Acesso em: 4 nov. 2024.

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