Democracy in the digital public sphere: disruptive or self-corrective?

IF 4.7 1区文学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Communication Theory Pub Date : 2023-06-20 DOI:10.1093/ct/qtad009

Hans-Jörg Trenz

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Abstract

Abstract The article assesses the post-democratic scenario of a public sphere that is detached from democracy. By describing how public spheres are transformed by the Internet, it is asked whether the co-constitutive dynamics between the public sphere and democracy still apply in the digital age, or whether we are witnessing an ultimate rupture. The field of contemporary public sphere struggles in response to the digital transformations is discussed in terms of: (1) the rebalancing of privacy and publicity; (2) the truth orientation and rationality of public debates; and (3) the modes of empowerment of the will of the people. By evaluating the empirical evidence for the deep disruptions of the public sphere and democracy, it will become possible to develop a better understanding of the self-corrective mechanisms of public sphere resilience and renewal in the digital age.

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数字公共领域的民主:破坏性还是自我纠正?

本文评估了与民主分离的公共领域的后民主情景。通过描述公共领域是如何被互联网改变的，作者提出了这样一个问题:公共领域和民主之间的共同构成动力在数字时代是否仍然适用，或者我们是否正在见证一种最终的断裂。本文从以下几个方面讨论了当代公共领域应对数字化转型的斗争:(1)隐私和公共性的再平衡;(2)公共辩论的真实性取向和合理性;(3)赋予人民意志权力的方式。通过评估公共领域和民主的深度破坏的经验证据，将有可能更好地理解数字时代公共领域弹性和更新的自我纠正机制。

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Communication Theory COMMUNICATION-

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