The End of Public Space?People's Park, Definitions of the Public, and Democracy
@article{Mitchell1995TheEO, title={The End of Public Space?People's Park, Definitions of the Public, and Democracy}, author={Don Mitchell}, journal={Annals of The Association of American Geographers}, year={1995}, volume={85}, pages={108-133} }
Abstract The nature of public space in contemporary society is changing. This paper uses the turmoil over People's Park in Berkeley, California, as a means for exploring changing ideas about and practices in public space. I argue that as public space is increasingly privatized or otherwise brought under greater control, possibilities for democratic action are minimized. To make this claim, I provide a brief outline of the roots of the August 1991 riots at People's Park. I then examine the role…
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