A Bourdieusian Framework for Understanding Public Space Heritage Transformations
Riga’s Castle Square
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22018298 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Helena Gutmane (University of Latvia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2183-7635 • E-ISSN: 2183-7635 |
| Publisher | Cogitatio (PUBLISHER • PT) |
| DOI | 10.17645/up.v8i1.6137 |
| OpenAlex | W4315866034 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 42 |
The article investigates how Bourdieu’s theory of practice can be mobilized to analyse the micro landscape of decision-making in urban practice, framing it by means of the concept of habitus. The reconstruction of the Riga Castle Square in the UNESCO-protected area is used as a case study. Using the vocabulary of habitus-related concepts—illusio, doxa, and hysteresis—an attempt is made to trace the interrelations between the motivations and actions of professionals involved in the project and their influence on the outcomes. This article assumes that the symbolic significance of a place causes symbolic space, understood as a grid of cognitive structures guiding agents in their choices, to become salient. When representative public spaces are transformed, the symbolic space imposes on social and physical spaces through the symbolic forms of power used by specialists. In conclusion, the article offers an interpretation of heritage as a manifestation of habitus: Public space thus exemplifies a social interface, expressing interplay between traditional and emerging values. The findings reinforce the relevance of the theory of practice for researching non-physical phenomena of urban practice. The concept of habitus supports the conceptualization of urban planning practice as assemblages of diverse interdependent interactional settings where fraternities of practice communities communicate around values. This communication defines motivations and determines decisions, shaping physical space. The theory of practice helps decompose the micro-level of socio-psychological dynamics underlying stakeholders’ decision-making and to relate it to macro phenomena, such as power distribution or participation
Conceptualization · Cultural capital · Epistemology · Geography · Habitus · Interdependence · Practice theory · Social practice · Social science · Sociology · Symbolic interactionism · The Symbolic · Computer Science · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Management and Organizational Studies · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics
Tensions, Actors, and Inventions
The Oxford Handbook of Pierre Bourdieu
Making Social Science Matter
Advocacy and Pluralism in Planning
Ideology in practice
Outline of a Theory of Practice
Five generations of theory–practice tensions
The Logic of Practice
Beyond the post-political
Bourdieu and urban politics
Globalization, Ethical Compromise and Planning Theory
A turning point for planning theory? Overcoming dividing discourses
Towards a Reflexive Planning Theory
Response to ‘ Why Do Planning Theory? ’
Planning Theory's Emerging Paradigm
Post‐political spatial planning in England
New Paradigm or Old Myopia? Unsettling the Communicative Turn in Planning Theory
Planning as a Principle of Vision and Division
Social Space and the Genesis of Appropriated Physical Space
Bourdieu Comes to Town
Emerging Cultural Capital in the City
Categorizing Neighborhoods
The politics of the urban green
Urban Distinctions
Heavy is the House
Social Space and Symbolic Power
Creativity, Precarity and Illusio
Practice and symbolic power in Bourdieu
Four transversal principles for putting Bourdieu to work
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |