Los espacios urbanos de la democracia. Del ágora a la plaza

[EN] Throughout history, the city has been the quintessential space for democracy. This is why it is possible to trace the genealogy of the public sphere by reconstructing the changing functionality of urban spaces. This article addresses the study of democratic practices through the places in the c...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Colom González, Francisco
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2022
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/393287
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/393287
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Urban spaces
Democracy
Agonism
Public squares
Espacios urbanos
Democracia
Agonismo
Plazas públicas
Political theory
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Summary:[EN] Throughout history, the city has been the quintessential space for democracy. This is why it is possible to trace the genealogy of the public sphere by reconstructing the changing functionality of urban spaces. This article addresses the study of democratic practices through the places in the city where they have been developed, especially public squares. From this point of view, squares are presented as an agonistic space added to the formal institutions for political representation