Media studies’ fascination with the concept of the public sphere: critical reflections and emerging debates

Discussions of the public sphere have enjoyed an enduring place in the pages of Media, Culture & Society. In the last decade, interest in the public sphere has expanded hugely, with 247 articles in Media, Culture & Society, covering a diversity of themes and greatly stimulated by the advance...

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Published in:Media, culture & society culture & society, 2013-01, Vol.35 (1), p.87-96
Main Authors: Lunt, Peter, Livingstone, Sonia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cultural Maintenance
Culture
Discourse
Federal Republic of Germany
General Public
Globalization
Habermas, Jurgen
Institutions
Internet
Mass Media
Mass Society
Media
Media studies
Mediation
Public Sphere
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Summary:Discussions of the public sphere have enjoyed an enduring place in the pages of Media, Culture & Society. In the last decade, interest in the public sphere has expanded hugely, with 247 articles in Media, Culture & Society, covering a diversity of themes and greatly stimulated by the advances of globalisation and mass internet use. For those who find the public sphere newly fascinating in a globalising network society, such interest is encouraging.
ISSN:0163-4437
1460-3675
DOI:10.1177/0163443712464562