The Global Public Sphere

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Over the last several years, the debate about publics seems to havenewly emerged. This debate critically reflects the Habermasianideal of a (national) public sphere in a transnational context.However, it seems that the issue of a reconstruction of a globalpublic sphere is more complex. In this brilliant and provocativebook, Ingrid Volkmer argues that a reflective approach ofglobalization is required in order to identify and deconstruct keystrata of deliberate public discourse in supra- and subnationalsocietal formations. This construction helps to understand the newprocesses of legitimacy at the beginning of the 21st century inwhich the traditional conception of a 'public' and itsrole as a legitimizing force are being challenged and transformed.The book unfolds this key phenomenon of global deliberateinterconnectedness as a discursive and negotiated dimension within'reflective' globalization, i.e. continuouslyconstituting, maintaining and refining the 'life' ofthe global public and conceptualizes a global public sphere. Offering insightful case studies to illustrate this new theory ofthe global public sphere, the book will be essential reading forstudents and scholars of media and communication studies , andsocial and political theory.

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Ingrid Volkmer

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Communication & Media Studies Gesellschaftstheorie Kommunikation u. Medienforschung Media Studies Medienforschung Political Philosophy & Theory Political Science Politikwissenschaft Politische Philosophie u. Politiktheorie Social Theory Sociology Soziologie

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"Ingrid Volkmer is not looking at the future in terms of aprojection from the past, but in terms of 'what is to come'. Thisshift of perspective makes a tremendous difference. Reading herbook becomes a fascinating eye-opening experience because we then"see" how the still dominant assumptions aboutnation-state organized publics, mass-media consumption, and so on,are blinding us to the new emerging personal networked realitiesthat link individuals across world regions in 'lived' global publicspaces." Ulrich Beck, University of Munich "Where now do we think, reflect and deliberate? Can thecomplexities of today's political reflexivities be containedwithin the borders of national territory? In this exhilarating anddiversely grounded book, Ingrid Volkmer compels us to develop newand conceptually challenging answers to these questions. It is alandmark work of scholarship for the age of communicativeglobalization." Nick Couldry, London School of Economics and PoliticalScience "Few concepts have been as central to understanding theinterrelationship among individuals, civil society and the state asHabermas's 'public sphere'. And few scholars haveaddressed the need to rethink this concept in light ofglobalization and the spread of digital communication with thesophistication demonstrated by Ingrid Volkmer in The GlobalPublic Sphere." Michael X. Delli Carpini, Annenberg School for Communication,University of Pennsylvania
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