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- The concept of the Public Sphere is central to understanding the functioning of modern democracies. It serves as a space where citizens can discuss and debate matters of common interest. Therefore, influencing public opinion and, ultimately, government policies.
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- 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...
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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.
Jan 20, 2022 · In this conversation, Berkeley-based philosopher Judith Butler offers insights into her understanding of the public sphere and its current transformations as a core dimension of political subjectivity.
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).
Feb 13, 2017 · Scholarship in the online public sphere and transnational public sphere communities has the largest potential to contribute to future theoretical development. In both communities, many empirical studies are published, as the results of the topic model showed.
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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 ...
