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- The public sphere is that realm of social life where individuals can freely discuss societal questions and thereby shape public opinion. It constitutes an intermediate area between the state and civil society, in its narrowest sense, that is, where social relations are regulated by the market.
Sep 5, 2022 · The political public sphere is important for democracy, and it is changing – this is how the quintessence of Jürgen Habermas’s monumental study on The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere (1989) could be summarized in simple words.
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Dec 4, 2017 · Abstract. The public sphere is that realm of social life where individuals can freely discuss societal questions and thereby shape public opinion. It constitutes an intermediate area between the state and civil society, in its narrowest sense, that is, where social relations are regulated by the market. It encompasses different levels – from ...
- Democratic Theory and The Public Sphere
- Liberal Public Sphere Framework
- Deliberative Public Sphere Framework
- Participatory Public Sphere Framework
- Functions of The Public Sphere
The conceptual representation of the public sphere points to different functions for society. Overall, conceptions emphasize the intermediation performance, through which there is orientation about the problems with a need for political action. What normative requirements best describe functions and performances of the public sphere depends on the ...
In the liberal tradition, the peoples’ rule makes use of the mediating intervention of representatives. Central to the understanding of representative democracy is the constitution and limitation of political rule within the framework of a constitution based on the rule of law. This framework essentially reduces citizen participation to periodic el...
The deliberative (or discursive) public sphere framework is based on normative assumptions of democracy. This approach was primarily shaped by Jürgen Habermas, who formulated a normative ideal to which the democratic procedures and the necessary forms of communication in the public sphere should be oriented. The deliberative model relies on discurs...
The participatory approaches to democracy theory and public sphere theory can be subdivided into different branches. In addition to direct democratic elements, Barber (1994) emphasized the concept of citizenship. Young (1993) particularly focused on the increased involvement of marginalized social groups. With regard to the public sphere, participa...
Following Neidhardt (1994b, pp. 22–28), this section summarizes three main functions of the public sphere from the democratic theoretical considerations outlined above: transparency, validation, and orientation. Neidhardt considered the public sphere as a “knowledge-generating system” that has to “collect, process, and pass on information” via cert...
- Christian Nuernbergk
- nuernbergk@uni-trier.de
Jul 15, 2009 · In short, we need answers to such questions as: What is the empirical structural organization of the public sphere? How do public spheres vary cross-nationally? And what are the complex links between structural characteristics of public spheres and the form and content of mediated discourses?
- Rodney Benson
- rdb6@nyu.edu
- 2009
Nov 20, 2023 · On a very general level, the public sphere can be understood as a third space between the state and society. Across the fields of philosophy, political theory, social science and cultural studies, the public sphere is conceptualized as a medium of collective communication among (the) citizens.
Our purpose, here, is to review four traditions of democratic theory, mining them for the answers they suggest for the public sphere and, more particularly, for mass media discourse in "actually existing de- mocracies."2 We regard our categorization as a convenient organizing.
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The value of a public sphere rooted in civil society rests on three core claims: first, that there are matters of concern important to all citizens and to the organization of their lives together; second, that through dialogue, debate, and cultural creativity, citizens might identify good approaches to these matters of public concern; and third ...
