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标题：Space, Communication and Spatial Violence: Situating the Mechanism of Spatial Exclusion and Inclusion
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作者：Naveen Mishra
期刊名称：Journal for Communication and Culture
电子版ISSN：2247-4404
出版年度：2015
卷号：4
期号：1
页码：71-85
出版社：Institute for Communication and Culture
摘要：This paper uses Henri Lefebvre's (1991) spatial triad model in arguing how principles employed in the development of abstract spaces in developing societies are in disagreement with lived spaces, thereby causing social turbulence seen in the form of conflict, violence, social resentment, and social divide. The paper argues that it is crucial to investigate the communication flows of any given spatial order to discover the 'exclusionary logics' embedded in the development of socio-spatial structures. The paper posits the concept of spatial violence, which helps understand how both space and communication are central to social (in)stability, and that spatial development of a social landscape may not necessarily mean development. It emphasizes that communication is inherent to space and spatial flows or patterns, and that it is a decisive force in formulating the subtle and nuanced effects of spatial (re)structuring of a given social order. In arguing that lack of democratic dialogue and participation in the planning and execution of spatial development forms a monopolised geography of communication, the paper concludes that it is imperative to consider the relationship between social, spatial, and communicational flows to ensure maximum participatory measures in spatial restructuring, in order to minimise harm to the social fabric.
关键词：spatial violence; geography of communication; spatial triad ; model; abstract spaces; development in India