in sachen bürgerkreig auf den straßen gab es in den 90igern ein interessantes buch des künstler-aktivist_innen-kollektivs critical art ensemble zum neuen entwicklung im kapitalismus & möglichen (künstlerischen) interventionen. die straße und der öffentliche raum wurde dabei auch bearbeitet.

im kapitel “nomadic power and cultural resistance” (pdf) des buches electronic civil disobedience steht folgendes, was meiner ansicht nach sehr gut auf das beschrieben phänomen paßt.

Giving the street to the most alienated of classes ensures that only profound alienation can occur there. Not just the police, but criminals, addicts, and even the homeless are being used as disrupters of public space. The underclass’ actual appearance, in conjunction with media spectacle, has allowed the forces of order to construct the hysterical perception that the streets are unsafe, unwholesome, and useless. The promise of safety and familiarity lures hordes of the unsuspecting into privatized public spaces such as malls. The price of this protectionism is the relinquishment of individual sovereignty. No one but the commodity has rights in the mall. The streets in particular and public spaces in general are in ruins.