The paradigm of exclusion from public space

Abstract

The analysis of the question "Why do we obey?", once raised by the French humanist Étienne de La Boétie, is intrinsically linked to the study of public space. Within this context, the public space has undergone a "reassembly" through the function of reassembling reality, as articulated by Bruno Latour. The focus is on the subject deprived of visibility within this space. The deconstruction of political exclusion is analyzed ranging from mythological plots to the phenomenon of war, which triggers the mechanics of biopolitical practices. The objective of these practices includes the control over public space. In this article, the concept of public space is examined from the perspective of Hannah Arendt, who endows space with the function of visibility through communicative action. The destruction of bonds and the deprivation of public status result in the formation of biological bodies which, according to Giorgio Agamben, exist in the dimension of "bare life". The isolation of subjects occurs through the deprivation of visibility, a tactic employed by occupying authorities during times of war. Consequently, the subject loses not only their ontological presence but becomes a resource for power, which extrapolates them into the format of homo sacer. The article demonstrates that public space is not a static physical state; it vanishes along with the cessation of activity. Isolation and forced silence lead to the deconstruction of the shared world, transforming it into a "desert of biological bodies". The author concludes that a regime that replaces plurality with a homogeneous mass of "loyal subjects" turns public communication into a facade. This creates an illusion of security but effectively destroys the political nature of the human being, determining a paradigm of total exclusion.