Public Spaces / Public Spheres
Some Geographies of Space and Democracy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5697165 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Malcolm Miles (0000-0002-9906-9184, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 677-687 |
| Publication date | 2012-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geography Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1749-8198 • E-ISSN: 1749-8198 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/gec3.12007 |
| OpenAlex | W1490576134 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
In this short paper I question the validity of aligning new public spaces with the idea of a public sphere of democratic determination. I suggest that the current emphasis on public spaces in urban development schemes is nostalgic, repeats the ungrounded advocacy associated with culturally-led urban redevelopment, and masks a widening democratic deficit. Looking to geographical writing on space as a realm of boundaries and exclusions, I ask whether insights from this can be applied to the problem of what constitutes a democratic public sphere (if one exists). I conclude that occupations of urban spaces constitute a proto-public sphere but are necessarily ephemeral
Architectural engineering · Computer security · Democracy · Ephemeral key · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public space · Public sphere · Realm · Redevelopment · Sociology · Computer Science · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Engineering · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Law · Public Administration · Urban Planning and Governance
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |