scholarly journals The Banishment of the Poor From Public Space: Promoting and Contesting Neo-Liberalisation at the Municipal Level

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 574-595
Author(s):  
Kevin J Brown
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Social Control ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Public Displays ◽  
Protection Orders ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Limited Success ◽  
Public Consultations ◽  
Municipal Level

With growing levels of homelessness, many municipalities in western jurisdictions are increasing social control of public displays of poverty through criminalisation, marginalisation and banishment. This has recently been apparent in England with the introduction of public spaces protection orders. Based on notions of localism, these grant local government significantly enhanced powers to regulate public space. This article uses the English example to provide a critical, empirically informed, exploration of how populist neo-liberal rationalisations about the street poor are finding increasing favour among local authorities. It charts how in a period of austerity, with municipalities struggling to fulfil welfare obligations to the homeless and other poor, banishment provides a cheaper solution to citizens’ concerns about visible displays of poverty in public space. The article investigates the troubling ways in which municipalities endorse a neo-liberal authoritarian approach to public consultations to claim legitimacy for introducing measures that target vulnerable minorities. It also examines how opponents, with limited success, have challenged such measures and the predominant neo-liberal–populist narrative associated with them.

scholarly journals Biopolitics and Disciplinarity in the Legislation of Conduct in Public Spaces of Vilnius

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 8-26
Author(s):  
Maryja Šupa
Keyword(s):  
Social Control ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Public Order ◽  
Urban Public Space ◽  
National Legislation ◽  
Spatial Dimensions ◽  
The City ◽  
Interpretive Scheme

This article presents the specific rhetoric of social control present in the sections of national and municipal legislation pertaining to conduct in public spaces of Vilnius, Lithuania.Theoretically, the paper utilises M. Foucault’s framework of power modalities both because of Foucault’s engaged questioning of power and the applicability of his insights to the spatial dimensions of the city. The paper bases its interpretive scheme on two premises: a) that law reveals biopolitical and disciplinary aspects of social control; and b) that urban public space presents a valuable case for the analysis of these aspects.A qualitative content analysis of national and municipal legislation has revealed that national legislation is driven by biopolitical objectives and municipal legislation by disciplinary ones. The national legislation focuses the regulation of public space on public order, public calm, and public dignity – public mores that must be upheld in the interest of the population and expanding beyond strictly public space. Disciplinarity is evident in municipal legislation insofar as it breaks space up into governable fragments, imposing painstakingly detailed prohibitions and obligations, and building a hierarchy inside the population between the desired and subnormal subject.

scholarly journals The hyper-regulation of public space: the use and abuse of Public Spaces Protection Orders in England and Wales

Legal Studies ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 543-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin J. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Due Process ◽  
Civil Liberties ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Legal Analysis ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Protection Orders ◽  
The United Kingdom

Contemporary state authorities in the United Kingdom and elsewhere have increasingly sought to regulate the use of public space. This paper explores through a doctrinal and socio-legal analysis how recently introduced Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) are being used in England and Wales to enforce majoritarian sensibilities at the expense of due process and civil liberties. PSPOs were introduced in October 2014. These orders grant considerable discretion to local authorities to use the threat of criminal sanction to regulate activities in public spaces that they regard as being detrimental to the quality of life of residents. This paper provides the first comprehensive critique of how these orders are used to target minority and vulnerable groups, while curtailing fundamental freedoms. The paper includes suggestions for reforms to make the PSPO function in a manner that is more compatible with a rights-based approach.

scholarly journals KEBIJAKAN PEMILIHAN BAHASA PADA LINGKUP KELUARGA DAN MASYARAKAT DI RUANG PUBLIK

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Haliq ◽  
Widyawati Palupi ◽  
Sri Wahyu Widiati
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Family Member ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Institutional Policy ◽  
Government Regulations ◽  
Language Selection ◽  
The Family ◽  
Mixed Code

AbstractThis study aims to find out two things, namely, (1) factors that influence the family to determinelanguage selection policies and (2) factors that influence society in the use of language in thepublic space. This study took samples in several regions including, Magelang, Wonogiri,Yogyakarta, Makassar, and Tanjung Pinang. The type of research used is qualitative. Datacollection techniques are carried out by observation and interviews. The collected data is thenanalyzed using descriptive qualitative techniques. The results of data analysis show that (1) thechoice of language used in the family scope is influenced by factors, namely the first languageof the family member, the language used in the neighborhood, the language of education andthe media; (2) The policy of language selection in public space is influenced by several factors,namely the purpose of using language, institutional policy or local government, and the rulesfor using the language stated in Law No. 28 of 2009. (3) The use of language in the publicsphere which generally uses mixed code between Indonesian and regional / foreign languageshas the purpose and objectives adjusted to its designation. (4) The use of foreign / Englishlanguages in public spaces still violates many government regulations that have been invited.

Social Control and Dogs: A Sociohistorical Analysis

1997 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Robert Lilly ◽  
Michael B. Puckett
Keyword(s):  
Social Control ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Gulf War ◽  
High Tech ◽  
The Public ◽  
History Of ◽  
Physical Barriers ◽  
At Home

Between the 1991 Gulf War and the 1996 bombing at the Atlanta Olympics Centennial Park, the public is becoming increasingly aware of the potential dangers of public spaces at home and abroad. Federal efforts designed to deal with the threat of terrorism and to quell fear have included the 1996 Anti-Terrorism Act with its provisions for severe penalties for terrorism along with funds for the increased use of high-tech surveillance equipment. At the local level including courts, hospitals, and schools, physical barriers and bomb- and weapon-detecting monitors have become commonplace. Dogs often are overlooked in the efforts to protect public space. This article addresses the history of dogs as an agent of social control and offers suggestions for further research.

scholarly journals Out of Sight: Social Control and the Regulation of Public Space in Manchester

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 146
Author(s):  
Christopher J. Moss ◽  
Kate Moss
Keyword(s):  
Social Control ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Community Governance ◽  
Specific Focus

This paper considers the history and context of the control of public spaces, how this is regulated currently and how it relates to the politics of homelessness and community governance with a specific focus on the regulation of public space in the contemporary city of Manchester.

scholarly journals Kota Sebagai Ruang Terbuka: Belajar Dari Waduk Sepat, Surabaya

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 180-194
Author(s):  
Anton Novenanto
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Land Dispute ◽  
Spatial Management ◽  
The World ◽  
The City

Abstract: This paper chronicles a case of land dispute through a sociospatial lens (Gottdiener, Hutchison and Ryan, 2015) with a specific case of the dynamic of urban spatial management of the city of Surabaya. Key structural changes of public spaces in Surabaya have been running starting from the late 1990s for the local government was given authority to manage its space. Simultaneously, the plethora of freedom spirit since Reformasi 1998 has been reshaping citizens’ politics towards their city as public space. Relying on secondary data, this paper argues that the dynamic of city spatial management has been colored by struggles of various actors in reclaiming public places. Surabaya, like other big cities all over the world, is an open field for power contestations over a space for living. Intisari: Paper ini mengurai sebuah kasus sengketa lahan menggunakan lensa sosiospasial (Gottdiener, Hutchison and Ryan, 2015) dengan mengangkat dinamika pengaturan ruang urban di Kota Surabaya. Perubahan-perubahan penting atas tempat-tempat umum di Surabaya terjadi sejak era akhir 1990an akibat peralihan kewenangan pada pemerintah daerah untuk melakukan penataan ruangnya. Pada saat bersamaan, luberan semangat kebebasan sejak Reformasi 1998 telah mengubah model strategi politik warga atas kotanya sebuah ruang bersama. Mengandalkan data sekunder, paper ini menunjukkan bahwa dinamika penataan ruang kota selalu diwarnai oleh perjuangan beragam aktor dalam memperebutkan tempat-tempat umum. Seperti halnya kota-kota besar lainnya, Surabaya adalah sebuah arena pertarungan terbuka bagi pelbagai kepentingan atas sebuah ruang kehidupan.

Reconstruction Of Urban Parks Of Culture And Rest Of The Soviet Period

2019 ◽  
pp. 61-65
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Senior Citizens ◽  
Urban Parks ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Limited Mobility ◽  
Functional Zoning ◽  
Functional Areas ◽  
The City

This article analyzes the main problems of urban public spaces, because today public spaces can determine the future of cities. It is noted that parks are multifunctional public spaces in the urban environment, as they are an important element of the citywide system of landscaping and recreation, perform health, cultural, educational, aesthetic and environmental functions. The article notes that the need for easily accessible and well-maintained urban parks remains, however, the state of parks in many cities of Russia remains unsatisfactory, requiring reconstruction. A brief historical background of the Park of Culture and Rest of the Soviet period in Omsk is expounded, the analysis of the existing territory of the Park is presented. It is revealed that the Park, being the largest public space in Omsk, does not meet the requirements of modern urbanism, although it represents a great potential for designing the space for the purpose of recreation of citizens. Performed functional zoning scheme of the territory of the Park in question, where its division into functional areas destined for active recreational users of the Park is presented, considered the interests of senior citizens, people with limited mobility, etc. Reconstruction of Parks of the Soviet period can provide the city with additional recreational opportunities, as well as increase its tourist attractiveness.

The Culture Zone in Katowice and its qualities as a public space

2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-41
Author(s):  
Paweł Pistelok
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Public Life ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Social Functions ◽  
Upper Silesia ◽  
Industrial Heritage ◽  
Basic Rights ◽  
Post Industrial ◽  
Right Of Access

Abstract A city’s public spaces ought to meet a number of requirements to serve their main purpose, that is to foster public life. They need, for instance, to answer people’s needs, fulfil certain social functions, and let people use their basic rights, among them the most important right of access. In Katowice, one of the most prominent examples of the regeneration of public spaces is now the Culture Zone. The aim of this paper is to discuss the development of social functions in the area mentioned, a fine example of the post-industrial heritage of Upper Silesia. Applying some of the qualities of public space identified in the theories adopted, the paper discusses how the Culture Zone [in Polish: Strefa Kultury] fulfils the above-mentioned demands and requirements. Is it accessible? Does it meet the need for comfort? Does it function as a leisure space? By referring to analyses and opinions presented in the literature and comparing them with the results of the author’s own empirical research, this article discusses the importance, opportunities, and shortcomings of the Culture Zone as a public space.

MURAL, KEKUATAN MODAL, DAN MASYARAKAT

DeKaVe ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Akbar Annasher
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Communication Media ◽  
Mural Painting ◽  
The People ◽  
The Media ◽  
Mural Art ◽  
The City ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Special Region

Broadly speaking, this paper discusses the phenomenon of murals that are now spread in Yogyakarta Special Region, especially the city of Yogyakarta. Mural painting is an art with a media wall that has the elements of communication, so the mural is also referred to as the art of visual communication. Media is a media wall closest to the community, because the distance between the media with the audience is not limited by anything, direct and open, so the mural is often used as media to convey ideas, the idea of ??community, also called the media the voice of the people. Location of mural art in situations of public spatial proved inviting the owners of capital to use such means, in this case is the mural. Manufacturers of various products began racing the race to put on this wall media, as time goes by without realizing the essence of the actual mural art was forced to turn to the commercial essence, the only benefit some parties only, the power of public spaces gradually occupied by the owners of capital, they hopes that the community can view the contents of messages and can obtain information for the products offered. it brings motivation and cognitive and affective simultaneously in the community.Keywords: Mural, Public Space, and Society.

An Empirical Study of the Financial Mismanagement of Internally Generated Revenue in Ife South Local Government of Osun State, Nigeria

Think India ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-38
Author(s):  
Adeola Ajayi
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Town Planning ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Revenue Generation ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Local Government Level ◽  
Government Level ◽  
Descriptive Statistical Analysis

This study focused on financial mismanagement of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in Ife South Local Government. It also identified viable sources of revenue in the local government and examined problems militating against effective collection of revenue. This study was necessitated by the need to ensure increased revenue generation in Ife South local government of Osun State, Nigeria. Primary and secondary sources of data were utilized for the study. The primary data were collected through structured questionnaires. Respondents were selected from career officers in GL. 03-16 in departments and units of finance and supplies, administration, primary healthcare, agriculture, town planning and estate valuation of the local government, thus 180 respondents were sampled representing 29.31% of 614 staff strength of these departments and units of the local government. The questionnaires were administered using descriptive statistical analysis such as frequency and percentage value. The study revealed that there are many viable and non-viable sources of revenue in Ife South local government, the myriad of problems militating against effective collection of the revenue and the poor financial management of internally generated revenue which aptly explains why the local government could not be developed. The study concluded that the share of local government from the statutory allocation be increased, routine auditing and post-auditing from the supervising ministry should be encouraged at the local government level and that the local government should also intensify her effort on increase revenue generation in order to withstand the challenges posed by the current global economic crisis.

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