Bungacast /403/ Reading Club: Habermas on Social Media (sample)
Apr 9, 2024
12:08
On A New Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere and Deliberative Politics
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Continuing our theme of "the intelligentsia & the public," we discuss German critical theorist Jürgen Habermas's 2023 book, asking what sort of political culture is required for democracy.
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What role do the institutions of the public sphere and the media have in producing, sustaining or undermining this culture?
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How does Habermas' account contrast with B. Anderson on print capitalism?
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Is 'deliberative' democracy a trap? Who sets the rules of deliberation?
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Is a good media structure a 'constitutional imperative'?
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How do interests fit into Habermas' model? Do we need to leave our interests at the door?
Links:
- A New Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere and Deliberative Politics, Jurgen Habermas
- Jürgen Habermas is a major public intellectual. What are his key ideas?, Duncan Ivison, The Conversation
- /362/ Life Doesn’t Have to Zuck ft. Cory Doctorow - on social media