k 2014

Incivility and disorder in the urban public space of the Czech Republic

POSPĚCH, Pavel

Základní údaje

Originální název

Incivility and disorder in the urban public space of the Czech Republic

Vydání

XVIII. ISA World Congress of Sociology (Yokohama, Japonsko), 2014

Další údaje

Typ výsledku

Prezentace na konferencích

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ne

Klíčová slova česky

incivility, disorder, public space, stranger, Czech Repbulic

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 15. 10. 2014 21:22, doc. Mgr. Pavel Pospěch, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

The paper focuses on the changing definitions of incivility and disorder in urban public spaces of the Czech Republic. After the fall of the totalitarian regime in 1989, the notion of urban public space as a site of social interaction, negotiation and conflict appeared, first legally defined in 1990. The following years saw a process of negotiation of the limits of acceptability in urban public spaces. The terms disorder and incivility were employed by various actors, including courts of justice, local municipalities, activist groups, NGOs and the media, to define acceptable conduct and exclude undesirable elements from the newly emerging public spaces of Czech cities. This paper focuses on how the meanings of disorder and incivility were defined in the process. Two perspectives are identified in the discourse: (a) normative perspective, identifying the notions of disorder and incivility with respect to values of public order, safety, health and others and (b) instrumental perspective, whereby the notions of disorder and incivility are employed by various actors to promote their particular interests in the conflicts over the use of public space. The conflation of these two perspectives and their mutual relationships are discussed, using the empirical material of local and municipal ordnances and regulatory plans of city administrations. The data shows that the conflicts over the definitions of disorder and incivility point to a larger dispute about the nature of public space and about the notions of citizenship and social inclusion.

Návaznosti

GP14-32200P, projekt VaV
Název: Nepatřičnost v městském veřejném prostoru
Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Incivility in urban public space