The public sphere

5 important questions on The public sphere

What is Habermas' concept of the public sphere?

Is is a realm of our social life where something apporaching public opinion can be formed.

 

What is the liberal model of the public sphere?

Abstracted from an idealised understanding of the 18th centuary coffee house culture. Principle of public supervision of power, publicity principle, fundamental rights guarentee a sphere of private autonomy.

Assumtion that deliberation in the public sphere generates a rational public opinion. Transforming political into rational authority.

critique: assumes a high degree of converging interests. 18th centuary publics: only free males.

 

What is Habermas's critique of commercialised and refeudalised public sphere?

Weakening of the critical function

Generation of public prestige for people and affairs. Generalised support based on reputation rather thatn critical scrutiny pf policies and events.

Public relations tather than arduous construction of a piblic sphere case by case.

Parties and parliament also affected bt this trend.

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What are the counter trends to commercialized and refeudalised public sphere?

Extension of fundamental rights in the cosial welfare state.

Increasing demand for publicity extending from public to provate bodies.

Public body of organised individuals relating to the state replaces the public body of private individuals relating to each other.

Idea of rationalisation of power through public discussion preserved.

Requires 'mutual control of rival organisations (they critique each other in battle to win over public..) committeed to the poblic sphere in their internal structure (should be controlled in the same democratic way) as well as in their relations with the state and each other (willing to go into discussion).

What is the sluice model?

The everyday life social issues are heard-> civil society associations -> political parties fight for voets and use the social issues -> get into parliament -> government makes new legislation.

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