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The objective of this dissertation is to analyse the role of public places, in its literal
sense, in modern society and to identify the processes that relate people to these settings. The
dissertation will be divided into three parts and each one will develop independently an aspect
of the topic under analysis, even though they are all in relation one with the other, as a
theoretical evolution of the inspiring idea that I will attempt to demonstrate.
First of all, I will consider the studies undertaken by sociologists and anthropologists
who investigated the concept of space in what concerns its characteristics and its relation with
society. I will take a general theoretical view of the studies about the different interpretations
in the definition of space, and then I will focus specifically on these theories in relation with
public space and with the correspondent social context. In fact, one assumption underlying
this study is that public places reflect the dynamics that constitute society, so that their
fundamental characteristics change with the evolution of society. The social context under
consideration is the contemporary one, which with its specificities, led to a redefinition of the
concept of public places and to the production of new ones. The transformation in the habits
and in the paradigms of reference of contemporary society have produced a major change in
the role and in the perception of public space. The use of sociological and anthropological
analysis will contribute to define the historical framework and to outline the determining
elements that produced these mutations in the structure of contemporary society. The
implications of globalization and the shift in the notions of space and time will be two relevant
aspects to be considered and investigated
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Master Erasmus Mundus
Crossways in European Humanities
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Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e humanas, universidade Nova de Lisboa