Habermas and the public sphere

• Other Authors: Calhoun, Craig J. 1952-
• Format: Unknown
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, Mass. MIT Press 1992
• Series: Studies in contemporary German social thought
• Subjects: Habermas > Jeurgen > Strukturwandel der eOffentlichkeit > Congresses; Social structure > Congresses > Congresses; Sociology > Methodology > Congresses; Middle class > Congresses > Congresses; Political sociology > Congresses > Congresses
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• Physical Description: x, 498 pages 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 0262531143

The relationship between civil society and public life is in the forefront of contemporary discussion. No single scholarly voice informs this discussion more than that of Jürgen Habermas. His contributions have shaped the nature of debates over critical theory, feminism, cultural studies, and democratic politics. In this book, scholars from a wide range of disciplines respond to Habermas's most directly relevant work, The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere. From political theory to cultural criticism, from ethics to gender studies, from history to media studies, these essays challenge, refine, and extend our understanding of the social foundations and changing character of democracy and public discourse.