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Jan 11, 2018 · The “public sphere” is generally conceived as the social space in which different opinions are expressed, problems of general concern are discussed, and collective solutions are developed communicatively. Thus, the public sphere is the central arena for societal communication. In large-scale societies, mass media and, more recently, online ...
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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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The public sphere is seen as a domain of social life where public opinion can be formed, and it is constituted in every conversation in which individuals come together to form a public. (Habermas, 1991, 398). Habermas saw several necessary conditions for the public sphere to function in a way that meaningfully serves a wide section of a population.
Jun 20, 2023 · This article proposes to conceptualize the public sphere as a dynamic network of actors and contents that are linked with each other by communicative actions. This perspective allows us to theoretically derive and empirically describe the entire range of small to large network structures and their evolution over time.
Summary. Public spheres are sites of communicative interaction that feature citizens turning their attention to collective problems and democratically legitimate solutions. Closely associated with German critical theorist Jürgen Habermas, the idea of public spheres constituted by a range of publics and counterpublics animates a broad array of ...
- Damien Smith Pfister
- 2018
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 ...
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Aug 20, 2021 · The public sphere is, in Habermas’s theory, the societal domain in which communicative interactions have a chance to make Reason come to bear on human societies and lead them on the path to social and political emancipation.
