The structural transformation of the public sphere : an inquiry into a category of bourgeois society

Armin Medosch — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:40:49 +0000

Habermas J. 1989. The structural transformation of the public sphere : an inquiry into a category of bourgeois society.

The Decline of the Public Sphere

Armin Medosch — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:56:37 +0000

In The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere Jürgen Habermas (1962/1990) gives a historic account of the formation of the public sphere and its decline. There he argues that in the feudal system, while public events did happen, they were merely of a representational character. Everybody was present, but in a representational capacity only, there was no public discourse, no difference of opinion was allowed and all actual power was centralized in the institution of the souvereign/monarch. The events of public life followed a strict ceremonial protocol.

The Next Layer - public sphere

The structural transformation of the public sphere : an inquiry into a category of bourgeois society

The Decline of the Public Sphere