Looking at public spaces in contemporary Rome: an anthropological perspective on the study of cities

Monica Postiglione

Academicus International Scientific Journal, 2013, issue 7, 117-127

Abstract: Through the presentation of two case studies this paper aims to engage the theoretical debate on the persistence of public space in the contemporary city, and focuses the attention on the way people practice these spaces and on the policies which are regulating their uses. Starting from the description of different ways in which some urban spaces in Rome (Italy) are used by two different communities of people, one mainly composed by immigrants and the other by young city users, and the diverse ways in which their different practices are seen and tolerated, the aim of this paper is to reflect on public spaces. Observing how city users practice public spaces, and analysing the way in which these practices are considered, are particularly exciting perspectives that can offer an interesting vision of the spatial and social reality of the city and of hegemonic relations which govern it.

Keywords: public spaces; urban practices; urban policies; immigration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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