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HABERMAS, THE PUBLIC SPHERE, AND CONTROVERSY

HABERMAS, THE PUBLIC SPHERE, AND CONTROVERSY International Journal of Public Opinion Research Vol. 4 No. 3 0954-2892/92 $3.00 HABERMAS, THE PUBLIC SPHERE, AND CONTROVERSY G. Thomas Goodnight There are few terms in the lexicon of political democracy more important than the 'public'. Yet, the ultimate constitution and formation of publics appears as illusive and unsettled as the diversity of opinions that surge with the tides of social issues and electoral contests. Such controversy over how a public constitutes its own intentions and evaluates alternatives is at least as old as the Athenian democracy, which itself was embroiled in a broad cultural dispute over communicative practices in public address (Jaeger, 1945, pp. 182-96). Should the polis adhere to beliefs informed by doxa, common opinion, or should its policies be shaped only by those who have refined, specialized knowledge secured by cpisteme? Should civic communication be understood as a matter of timely and appropriate improvisation, or a rational discourse of the elites, or a systematic practice among educated citizens? Contemporary debates over the conceptualization of public opinion and the practices of public communication reflect the cultural legacy of the classical public sphere (see e.g., Key, i<f&7; Monroe, 1975; Oskamp, 1977; Young, 1954). CHANGIN G CONCEPTUALIZATIONS OF TH http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Public Opinion Research Oxford University Press

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Oxford University Press
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© World Association for Public Opinion Research
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0954-2892
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1471-6909
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10.1093/ijpor/4.3.243
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International Journal of Public Opinion Research Vol. 4 No. 3 0954-2892/92 $3.00 HABERMAS, THE PUBLIC SPHERE, AND CONTROVERSY G. Thomas Goodnight There are few terms in the lexicon of political democracy more important than the 'public'. Yet, the ultimate constitution and formation of publics appears as illusive and unsettled as the diversity of opinions that surge with the tides of social issues and electoral contests. Such controversy over how a public constitutes its own intentions and evaluates alternatives is at least as old as the Athenian democracy, which itself was embroiled in a broad cultural dispute over communicative practices in public address (Jaeger, 1945, pp. 182-96). Should the polis adhere to beliefs informed by doxa, common opinion, or should its policies be shaped only by those who have refined, specialized knowledge secured by cpisteme? Should civic communication be understood as a matter of timely and appropriate improvisation, or a rational discourse of the elites, or a systematic practice among educated citizens? Contemporary debates over the conceptualization of public opinion and the practices of public communication reflect the cultural legacy of the classical public sphere (see e.g., Key, i<f&7; Monroe, 1975; Oskamp, 1977; Young, 1954). CHANGIN G CONCEPTUALIZATIONS OF TH

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International Journal of Public Opinion ResearchOxford University Press

Published: Oct 1, 1992

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