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Transnationalization of the public sphere and the fate of the public
In: Euricom monographs
Public opinion and democracy: vox populi-vox dei?
In: The Hampton Press communication series
In: Political communication
Public opinion: developments and controversies in the twentieth century
In: Critical media studies
Izgubljene utopije?: paradoksi množičnih medijev in civilne družbe v postsocializmu
In: Zbirka Družboslovje 4/1992
Between (Conceptual) Crisis and Critique: Reclaiming the Critical Epistemic Value of Publicness
In: Critical sociology
ISSN: 1569-1632
Different understandings of what it means to be critical in the social sciences, especially in terms of the distinction between instrumental and reflexive knowledge, can be illustrated by the ongoing conceptual disputes about the critical epistemic value of public opinion and the public sphere as the main instantiations of publicness. The concept of the public sphere has gained prominence in media and communication theory, filling a void created by the decline of critical public opinion discourse, which was overshadowed by promotional publicity and opinion polls. Initially rooted in the German concept of Öffentlichkeit, this idea was revived in the English term 'public sphere'. Its adoption transcended disciplinary boundaries, sparking fresh critical perspectives in the study of publicness. Yet, this widespread adoption also brought about a certain dilution of the concept's epistemic depth. The digital age, characterized by the ascendancy of the Internet and the blurring of public–private boundaries, has greatly reshaped our comprehension of the public sphere, and expanded the scope of the concept. Today, however, the public sphere concept faces a fate reminiscent of administrative public opinion discourse following the proliferation of opinion polls. At a time when society is faced with issues related to the control of digital platforms by oligarchs, reevaluation and revitalization of the concepts of the public sphere and publicness become essential for comprehending the dynamics of modern communication.
Book notes: Datafication of Public Opinion and the Public Sphere: How Extraction Replaced Expression of Opinion
In: European journal of communication, Band 37, Heft 5, S. 579-580
ISSN: 1460-3705
Socialist Yugoslavia's Efforts to Democratize International and Intercultural Communication: A Reappraisal
In: Prispevki za novejšo zgodovino: Contributions to the contemporary history = Contributions à l'histoire contemporaine = Beiträge zur Zeitgeschichte, Band 62, Heft 1
ISSN: 2463-7807
In this article, I present an annotated (re)reading of some of my research and writings on mass communication and the development of socialist democracy in Yugoslavia published during the last two decades of the existence of this multinational federation before its sudden and violent collapse. The article is conceived as a reappraisal of key ideas and results of some empirical research I designed and conducted in the 1970s and 1980s until Slovenia's independence in 1991. They include many diverse topics, such as communication between republics in Yugoslavia, foreign radio propaganda and the performance of the Tanjug news agency, news gathering and editorial gate-keeping, and development of communication science as a scientific discipline in Yugoslavia.
The public sphere in the twilight zone of publicness
In: European journal of communication, Band 37, Heft 2, S. 198-215
ISSN: 1460-3705
The article discusses the reasons and conditions for the rise and fall of the popularity of the public sphere concept in scholarly discourse in four parts. The first part examines the peculiar circumstances of the emergence of the concept of the public sphere, and its rapid and widespread adoption in the social sciences. The second part discusses the complexity of the concept "Öffentlichkeit" and its English proxy "the public sphere," and the contemporary critique of its ideological predispositions. The third part focuses on the liberalization and (operational) banalization of the concept. The final part suggests ways in which social scientists could respond critically to the challenges outlined earlier and reintegrate publicness, the public, and the public sphere into the analysis.
Democracy and Media Decadence. By John Keane. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013. 261p. $27.99
In: Perspectives on politics, Band 13, Heft 2, S. 518-519
ISSN: 1541-0986
Partial retraction: Legacy of Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann: The spiral of silence and other controversiesDonsbachWolfgangSalmonCharles T.TsfatiYariv (eds) The Spiral of Silence: New Perspectives on Communication and Public Opinion, Routledge, New York, 2014; 248 pp.: £27.76BeckerJörgElisabeth Noelle-Neu...
In: European journal of communication, Band 30, Heft 3, S. 353-363
ISSN: 1460-3705