Unfair and square: reflections from Exarcheia

Antonis Vradis

doi:10.1080/13562576.2025.2605476

Unfair and square: reflections from Exarcheia

Antonis Vradis^*

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Abstract

This brief intervention reflects on the transformation of Exarcheia Square in Athens since the construction of the new metro stop commenced in August 2022. Through the dismantling of the neighbourhood’s long-standing spatial contract between state power and dissent, the intervention traces how this infrastructural development operates as a political and symbolic project of homogenization and repression. Drawing on John Berger’s writing on place, it explores the expected ‘destiny’ of radical urban spaces under late liberal capitalism and assesses how recent legal, political and community struggles continue to challenge this otherwise imposed future.

Original language	English
Number of pages	7
Journal	Space and Polity
Volume	Latest Articles
Early online date	21 Dec 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13562576.2025.2605476
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 21 Dec 2025

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Public space
Exarcheia
Athens

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