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La Florida, en Santiago de Chile, es un barrio de “clase media emergente” que ha crecido rápidamente durante los últimos años. Actualmente, es dentro del Mall donde sucede la mayor parte de la “vida pública”, recreación y ocio de los residentes de La Florida, quienes son particularmente atraídos por este espacio público de consumo. Este fenómeno se...
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... new middle class was very different from the traditional middle class of the early 20 th century. From 1920From to 1970 Chilean middle class supported a national dream based in a strong community identity, democracy and social progress framed in urban growth, expansion of formal schooling and formalization of employment conditions and workers' rights (Espinoza & Barozet, 2008) ( Figure 4). As defined by Espinoza and Barozet (2008), today's Chilean middle classes, without being rich or poor, rely on their personal effort and education to remain in their social class. ...
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... Additionally, while streets and squares typically never close, shopping centers have opening hours (Figure 4). A mall is an exclusive and exclusionary space and, if an individual diverges from the rules when inside it, they may be punished [73]. Under these exclusionary rules, begging, sleeping, or eating food from outside is prohibited, and such actions are cracked down on. ...
... centers have opening hours (Figure 4). A mall is an exclusive and exclusionary space and, if an individual diverges from the rules when inside it, they may be punished [73]. Under these exclusionary rules, begging, sleeping, or eating food from outside is prohibited, and such actions are cracked down on. ...
In cities across the world, public spaces are being reconfigured, and their functions are being appropriated by private areas, such as shopping malls. The aim of the present article was to analyze this problem and, more specifically, to study shopping centers as secure spaces in cities, as well as the antidemocratic and apolitical nature of such malls. The study takes a positivist approach, beginning with the existing theoretical framework and using data from case studies to generate findings. The theoretical framework is established through a review of the literature, while the case study data are drawn from an analysis of news content from digital media and from autoethnography. The findings suggest malls are perceived as safe spaces, also in addition to being home to minor offenses, as well as a number of tragic events and crimes. Additionally, a growing number of demonstrations and political acts are being staged inside malls, which are seen as symbols of consumption and the neoliberal capitalist system. The owners and managers of shopping centers condone and permit the least conflictive acts and ban and repress the remainder, on occasions with the support of state security forces. The relocation of civic life to malls reduces the use of public spaces and erodes the value of the public sphere. The article ends by proposing public actions to reverse this process.
