Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Global Public Sphere: Public Communication in the Age of Reflective Interdependence
Ingrid Volkmer
€ 72.84
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Global Public Sphere: Public Communication in the Age of Reflective Interdependence
Hardback. * A brilliant and provocative piece of critical theory. * Outlines an original approach to the influential concept of the public sphere. * Takes a transnational perspective, which is at the cutting edge of debates. * Includes case studies on the BBC, CNN and Al-Jazeera. . Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
Over the last several years, the debate about publics seems to have newly emerged. This debate critically reflects the Habermasian ideal of a (national) public sphere in a transnational context. However, it seems that the issue of a reconstruction of a global public sphere is more complex. In this brilliant and provocative book, Ingrid Volkmer argues that a reflective approach of globalization is required in order to identify and deconstruct key strata of deliberate public discourse in supra- and subnational societal formations. This construction helps to understand the new processes of legitimacy at the beginning of the 21st century in ... Read more
Over the last several years, the debate about publics seems to have newly emerged. This debate critically reflects the Habermasian ideal of a (national) public sphere in a transnational context. However, it seems that the issue of a reconstruction of a global public sphere is more complex. In this brilliant and provocative book, Ingrid Volkmer argues that a reflective approach of globalization is required in order to identify and deconstruct key strata of deliberate public discourse in supra- and subnational societal formations. This construction helps to understand the new processes of legitimacy at the beginning of the 21st century in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745639574
SKU
V9780745639574
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Ingrid Volkmer
Ingrid Volkmer is associate professor of media and communications at the University of Melbourne.
Reviews for The Global Public Sphere: Public Communication in the Age of Reflective Interdependence
"Ingrid Volkmer is not looking at the future in terms of a projection from the past, but in terms of 'what is to come'. This shift of perspective makes a tremendous difference. Reading her book becomes a fascinating eye-opening experience because we then “see” how the still dominant assumptions about nation-state organized publics, mass-media consumption, and so on, are blinding ... Read more