<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Spatial exclusion as a result of social exclusion is a complex problem that hinders the development of territories and undermines social cohesion in society. These are issues that need to be addressed at a local level through cooperation between the various influential bodies (public administration, politicians, citizens, social workers, the media among others). This article examines social exclusion based on an internationally recognised case that occurred in the Czech Republic 10 years after the 1989 democratic revolution. The starting point for this article is 1999, when a chain of decisions made by public administration resulted in the emerging spatial segregation in Matiční Street in the region′s capital Ústí nad Labem. The article is based on semi-structured oral history interviews with social participants. It identifies barriers for the successful resolution of issues at that time on the basis of the Pierson theory of social exclusion (2010) as the insufficient use of local participation and networks and their abuse for political and media purposes. Using the lens of social actors, it is looking for important milestones and lessons learned for the future development in public policies.</p></abstract>

Spatial exclusion as a result of social exclusion is a complex problem that hinders the development of territories and undermines social cohesion in society. These are issues that need to be addressed at a local level through cooperation between the various influential bodies (public administration, politicians, citizens, social workers, the media among others). This article examines social exclusion based on an internationally recognised case that occurred in the Czech Republic 10 years after the 1989 democratic revolution. The starting point for this article is 1999, when a chain of decisions made by public administration resulted in the emerging spatial segregation in Matiční Street in the region′s capital Ústí nad Labem. The article is based on semi-structured oral history interviews with social participants. It identifies barriers for the successful resolution of issues at that time on the basis of the Pierson theory of social exclusion (2010) as the insufficient use of local participation and networks and their abuse for political and media purposes. Using the lens of social actors, it is looking for important milestones and lessons learned for the future development in public policies.

The Story of a Street – (mis)tackling social exclusion in public policy

J. E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem

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Spatial exclusion as a result of social exclusion is a complex problem that hinders the development of territories and undermines social cohesion in society....

The Story of a Street – (mis)tackling social exclusion in public policy

Publié en ligne: 31 déc. 2020

Pages: 143 - 150

Reçu: 27 mai 2020

Accepté: 13 déc. 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/geosc-2020-0013

Mots clés
Social exclusion, Spatial segregation, Matiční street, Public administration, Local development

© 2020 Tereza Grosse et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Story of a Street – (mis)tackling social exclusion in public policy

Publié en ligne: 31 déc. 2020

Pages: 143 - 150

Reçu: 27 mai 2020

Accepté: 13 déc. 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/geosc-2020-0013

Mots clésSocial exclusion, Spatial segregation, Matiční street, Public administration, Local development

© 2020 Tereza Grosse et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
Social exclusion, Spatial segregation, Matiční street, Public administration, Local development