- Studies the articulation/interactions between the appropriation of public space and (various forms of) collaborative governance
- Satisfies the need to understand the proliferation of public space invasions by street artists, and the way the authorities react
- Provides a fairly optimistic view of grassroots democracy in Latin America, contrasting with the abundant literature on the crisis of representative democracy
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- About this book
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This book explores street art’s contributions to democracy in Latin America through a comparative study of five cities: Bogota (Colombia), São Paulo (Brazil), Valparaiso (Chile), Oaxaca (Mexico) and Havana (Cuba). The author argues that when artists invade public space for the sake of disseminating rage, claims or statements, they behave as urban citizens who try to raise public awareness, nurture public debates and hold authorities accountable. Street art also reveals how public space is governed. When local authorities try to contain, regulate or repress public space invasions, they can achieve their goals democratically if they dialogue with the artists and try to reach a consensus inspired by a conception of the city as a commons. Under specific conditions, the book argues, street level democracy and collaborative governance can overlap, prompting a democratization of democracy.
- About the authors
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Olivier Dabène is Professor of Political Science at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po). He is also Senior Researcher at the Center for International Studies (CERI) and President of the Political Observatory of Latin America and the Caribbean (OPALC), both at Sciences Po, France.
- Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-12
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Analytical Framework
Pages 13-41
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Bogotá: Public Space Between Appropriation and Deliberation
Pages 43-74
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São Paulo: Pixadores’ Public Scream of Hate
Pages 75-111
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Valparaíso: A Tale of Murals, Tags and World Heritage
Pages 113-148
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Street Art and Democracy in Latin America
- Authors
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- Olivier Dabène
- Series Title
- Studies of the Americas
- Copyright
- 2020
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-26913-5
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-26913-5
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-26912-8
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVII, 261
- Number of Illustrations
- 12 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour
- Topics
