Habermas and the Public Sphere (Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought)

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.Craig Calhoun is Professor of Sociology and History and Director of the Program of Social Theory and CrossCultural Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Contributors: Hannah Arendt. Keith Baker. Seyla Benhabib. Harry C. Boyte. Craig Calhoun. Geoff Eley. Nancy Fraser. Nicholas Garnham. Jürgen Habermas. Peter Hohendahl. Lloyd Kramer. Benjamin Lee. Thomas McCarthy. Moishe Postone. Mary P. Ryan. Michael Schudson. Michael Warner. David Zaret. Preface Introduction: Habermas and the Public Sphere, Craig Calhoun Philosophical Models Practical Discourse: On the Relation of Morality to Politics, Thomas McCarthy Models of Public Space: Hannah Arendt, the Liberal Tradition, and Jürgen Habermas, Seyla Benhabib The Public Sphere: Models and Boundaries, Peter Uwe Hohendahl Rethinking the Public Sphere: A Contribution to the Critique of Actually Existing Democracy, Nancy Fraser Was There Ever a Public Sphere? If So, When? Reflections on the American Case, Michael Schudson Political Theory and Historical Analysis, Moishe Postone Historical Publics Denning the Public Sphere in Eighteenth-Century France: Variations on a Theme by Habermas, Keith Michael Baker Religion, Science, and Printing in the Public Spheres in Seventeenth-Century England, David Zaret Habermas, History, and Critical Theory, Lloyd Kramer Gender and Public Access: Women’s Politics in Nineteenth-Century America, Mary P. Ryan Nations, Publics, and Political Cultures: Placing Habermas in the Nineteenth Century, Geoff Eley The Pragmatic Ends of Popular Politics, Harry C. Boyte Public Communication The Media and the Public Sphere, Nicholas Garnham The Mass Public and the Mass Subject, Michael Warner Textuality, Mediation, and Public Discourse, Benjamin Lee Conclusion and Response Further Reflections on the Public Sphere, Jürgen Habermas Concluding Remarks Contributors Index Introduction : Habermas and the public sphere / Craig Calhoun Practical discourse : on the relation of morality to politics / Thomas McCarthy Models of public space : Hannah Arendt, the liberal tradition, and Jürgen Habermas / Seyla Benhabib The public sphere : models and boundaries / Peter Uwe Hohendahl Rethinking the public sphere : a contribution to the critique of actually existing democracy / Nancy Fraser Was there ever a public sphere? if so, when? : reflections on the American case / Michael Schudson Political theory and historical analysis / Moishe Postone Defining the public sphere in eighteenth-century France : variations on a theme by Habermas / Keith Michael Baker Religion, science, and printing in the public spheres in seventeenth-century England / David Zaret. Habermas, history and critical theory / Lloyd Kramer Gender and public access : women's politics in nineteenth-century America / Mary P. Ryan Nations, publics, and political cultures : placing Habermas in the nineteenth century / Geoff Eley The pragmatic ends of popular politics / Harry C. Boyte The media and the public sphere / Nicholas Garnham The mass public and the mass subject / Michael Warner Textuality, mediation, and public discourse / Benjamin Lee Further reflections on the public sphere / Jürgen Habermas.

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.Craig Calhoun is Professor of Sociology and History and Director of the Program of Social Theory and CrossCultural Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Contributors: Hannah Arendt. Keith Baker. Seyla Benhabib. Harry C. Boyte. Craig Calhoun. Geoff Eley. Nancy Fraser. Nicholas Garnham. Jürgen Habermas. Peter Hohendahl. Lloyd Kramer. Benjamin Lee. Thomas McCarthy. Moishe Postone. Mary P.

Ryan. Michael Schudson. Michael Warner. David Zaret.

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. 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.ContributorsHannah Arendt, Keith Baker, Seyla Benhabib, Harry C. Boyte, Craig Calhoun, Geoff Eley, Nancy Fraser, Nicholas Garnham, Jürgen Habermas, Peter Hohendahl, Lloyd Kramer, Benjamin Lee, Thomas McCarthy, Moishe Postone, Mary P. Ryan, Michael Schudson, Michael Warner, David Zaret 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. 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 Jrgen 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. Contributors Hannah Arendt, Keith Baker, Seyla Benhabib, Harry C. Boyte, Craig Calhoun, Geoff Eley, Nancy Fraser, Nicholas Garnham, Jrgen Habermas, Peter Hohendahl, Lloyd Kramer, Benjamin Lee, Thomas McCarthy, Moishe Postone, Mary P. Ryan, Michael Schudson, Michael Warner, David Zaret **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.** 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. (Source: [MIT Press](https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262031837/)) "The relationship between civil society and public life has become a major topic of discussion in many disciplines, and no single scholarly voice informs this discussion more that 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'. Ranging 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."--Back cover