Drei Jahre Alkoholkonsumverbot am Praterstern in Wien: Die Wahrnehmungen marginalisierter Menschen in Hinblick auf das Verbot

Abstract

This paper aims to examine the perceptions of marginalised people of the alcohol consumption ban at the Praterstern in Vienna, which has been in force since April 2018. The qualitative interviews with marginalized people, which were analysed according to the grounded theory, make clear how strongly marginalised people are affected by neoliberal urban development policies. Due to their particular dependence on public social spaces, the Praterstern represents an important resource as an essential living environment for them. Against the background of revaluation processes in urban space, marginalized people are under particular pressure in the form of displacement processes, which leads to different behaviours. This paper demonstrates the necessity of social-spatial social work, shows the importance of public spaces for social participation, and allows those people who have no place in hegemonic discourse to have their say.

Keywords: alcohol consumption ban, Praterstern, train station, marginalization, gentrification, social-spatial social work