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Aug 31, 2019 · The basic distinction between them is that the public sphere is the realm of politics where strangers come together to engage in the free exchange of ideas, and is open to everyone, whereas the private sphere is a smaller, typically enclosed realm (like a home) that is only open to those who have permission to enter it.
- Ashley Crossman
A public sphere is the basic requirement to mediate between state and society and in an ideal situation permits democratic control of state activities. To allow discussions and the formation of a public opinion a record of state-related activities and legal actions has to be publicly accessible.
- mwengenmeir
- 2014
Jun 23, 2022 · In this context, public sphere theorists see a topic-related openness and the social accessibility of the public sphere as a normative precondition. The public sphere should be open to all social groups as well as to all topics and opinions of collective importance (Neidhardt, 1994a , p. 8).
- Christian Nuernbergk
- nuernbergk@uni-trier.de
Habermas defined the public sphere as a virtual or imaginary community which does not necessarily exist in any identifiable space. In its ideal form, the public sphere is "made up of private people gathered together as a public and articulating the needs of society with the state" (176).
Apr 1, 2021 · All the models control for age, gender, income, immigrant background and political ideology. The first set of models estimates differences between social groups in how important they consider each aspect of the public sphere.
- Agustín Goenaga
- 2
- 2021
- 01 April 2021
Five models of differentiation will be examined: (1) the dualistic model of state/civil society; (2) Julien Freund's dichotomous model of public sphere versus private sphere; (3) the model of mutual infiltration of public and private spheres; (4) the opposition of systemic regulation (constructed automatisms resulting from political-administrati...
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The debate centers on whether society is like a mass or a public. Whereas communication to a mass tends to be one way and top down, like a broadcast that delivers a message to potentially millions of separate listeners, in a public there is the expectation that people will engage with and respond to information.
