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The Ongoing Transformation of the Digital Public Sphere: Basic Considerations on a Moving Target

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  • Emiliana De Blasio

    (Centre for Conflict and Participation Studies, LUISS University, Italy)

  • Marianne Kneuer

    (Institute of Social Sciences, University of Hildesheim, Germany)

  • Wolf Schünemann

    (Institute of Social Sciences, University of Hildesheim, Germany)

  • Michele Sorice

    (Centre for Conflict and Participation Studies, LUISS University, Italy)

Abstract

The recent decades more than anything else have revealed the ambivalence not only of the articulated expectations about the digital public sphere but also of the ‘real’ development itself. This thematic issue of Media and Communication highlights some of the criticalities and specificities of the evolution of the public sphere during this period where digital communication ecosystems are becoming increasingly central. The different articles offer a polyphonic perspective and thus contribute significantly to the debate on the transformations of the public sphere, which—in the time of the Covid-19 pandemic—dramatically affect the very essence of our democracy.

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  • Emiliana De Blasio & Marianne Kneuer & Wolf Schünemann & Michele Sorice, 2020. "The Ongoing Transformation of the Digital Public Sphere: Basic Considerations on a Moving Target," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 8(4), pages 1-5.
    • Handle: RePEc:cog:meanco:v:8:y:2020:i:4:p:1-5
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    1. Jan Erik Kermer & Rolf A. Nijmeijer, 2020. "Identity and European Public Spheres in the Context of Social Media and Information Disorder," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 8(4), pages 28-39.
    2. Sara Bentivegna & Giovanni Boccia Artieri, 2020. "Rethinking Public Agenda in a Time of High-Choice Media Environment," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 8(4), pages 6-15.
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    5. Ignacio-Jesús Serrano-Contreras & Javier García-Marín & Óscar G. Luengo, 2020. "Measuring Online Political Dialogue: Does Polarization Trigger More Deliberation?," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 8(4), pages 63-72.
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    1. Gabi Schlag, 2023. "European Union’s Regulating of Social Media: A Discourse Analysis of the Digital Services Act," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 11(3), pages 168-177.

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