Complexity, erotica and conflict in the urban public space

Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals_95
Publication date: 09/2011
Author:
Enrique Díaz Álvarez
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This article highlights the importance of the urban public space, as the quintessential scenario of intercultural interaction and communication. From a context of globalisation, and from an ethical-political perspective, the author urges a reconsideration of the complexity, eroticism and conflicts that are characterised by coexistence in the city, as elements that are capable of directing dialogue, co-implication and construction of affinities between individuals who enjoy and champion the fact of being different. 

Key words: Public space, urban culture, complexity, intercultural dialogue, city