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Feb 13, 2017 · All books after Habermas’ linguistic turn (e.g. Habermas, 1984, 1996) belong to the political theory community, whereas The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere (Habermas, 1989) belongs to the traditional public sphere community. The political theory community focuses on the concept of deliberative democracy, and Habermas’ influence is mainly due to his focus on deliberation in ...
- The theory of the public sphere as a cognitive theory of ...
At the same time, the Habermasian model of the public sphere...
- The theory of the public sphere as a cognitive theory of ...
tives on economic culture in the public sphere. By economic culture we mean the discursive and practical understandings of economic processes (both cognitive and evaluative), which are assumed or debated in the public sphere. We then introduce the five contributions to this special issue, showing how they relate to the topic.
- 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
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Sep 29, 2023 · At the same time, the Habermasian model of the public sphere was used to test out the possibilities of democratisation beyond the nation-state. The theory of the public sphere was, however, mainly discussed as a contribution to normative political theory and, as such, the applicability of its normative standards remained contested.
I mean the concept of "the public sphere," originally elaborated in his 1962 book, The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere, and subsequently resituated but never abandoned in his later work.2 The political and theoretical importance of this idea is easy to explain. Habermas's concept of the public sphere provides a way of circumventing
Summary. The public sphere is a social entity with an important function and powerful effects in modern, democratic societies. The idea of the public sphere rests on the conviction that people living in a society, regardless of their age, gender, religion, economic or social status, professional position, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, or nationality, should be able to publicly express ...
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Nov 1, 2020 · In principle, the public sphere constitutes the opposite of the private sphere. But there are also semipublic spaces, overlaps of various types that have to be redefined again and again. The public sphere, including these overlaps, functions as a location for a society’s internal discourse. Debates are held that reflect societal trends and ...
