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OverviewHabermas is a hugely influential thinker, yet his writing can be dense and inaccessible. This critical introduction offers undergraduates a clear way into Habermas’s concept of the 'public sphere' and its relevance to contemporary society. Luke Goode’s lively account also sheds new light on the 'public sphere' debate that will interest readers already familiar with Habermas’s work. For Habermas, the 'public sphere' was a social forum that allowed people to debate -- whether it was the town hall or the coffee house, maintaining a space for public debate was an essential part of democracy. Habermas’s controversial work examines the erosion of these spaces within consumer society and calls for new thinking about democracy today. Drawing on Habermas’s early and more recent writings, this book examines the ‘public sphere’ in its full complexity, outlining its relevance to today’s media and culture. Jurgen Habermas will be of interest to students and scholars in a range of disciplines across the social sciences and humanities. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Luke GoodePublisher: Pluto Press Imprint: Pluto Press Dimensions: Width: 13.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.50cm Weight: 0.420kg ISBN: 9780745320892ISBN 10: 0745320899 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 20 October 2005 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION 1. EXCAVATIONS: THE HISTORY OF A CONCEPT i) Introduction ii) The bourgeois public sphere iii) The fall of the bourgeois public sphere iv) Critical publicity and late capitalism 2. DISCURSIVE TESTING: THE PUBLIC SPHERE AND ITS CRITICS i) Introduction ii) Lessons from history iii) Equality and emancipation iv) Rationality and embodiment 3. RECONFIGURATIONS: THE PUBLIC SPHERE SINCE STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION i) Introduction ii) Scientism and politics iii) System, lifeworld and communicative action iv) The politics of the other 4. MEDIATIONS: FROM THE COFFEE HOUSE TO THE INTERNET CAFE i) Introduction ii) The fall of the agora iii) A public sphere in bits? 5. UNFINISHED PROJECTS: REFLEXIVE DEMOCRACY i) Introduction ii) Reflexive agency iii) Risk and reflexivity iv) Revisiting the public sphere BIBLIOGRAPHYReviewsHabermas's concept of the public sphere has been of great significance since he first introduced it more than 40 years ago in The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere. In the intervening years it has been much attacked and sometimes even dismissed as passe but its importance persists, not least in the current debates about democracy and citizenship. For more advanced undergraduates, though, and for scholars of communication, democracy and citizenship, in particular, who are seeking a clear and critical overview of the Habermasian public sphere, this is a valuable and timely book. -- David Sullivan, Political Studies Review This is an excellent, useful book. -- Don Mitchell, Department of Geography, Syracuse University 'This is an excellent, useful book' -- Don Mitchell, Department of Geography, Syracuse University 'For readers who are seeking a clear and critical overview of the Habermasian public sphere, this is a valuable and timely book' -- David Sullivan, Political Studies Review Author InformationLuke Goode is Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Communication at the University of Auckland. He is the author of Jurgen Habermas (Pluto, 2005). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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