...Emerson Palmieri Purpose The objective of this work is to explore possible relationships of theoretical affinity that the concept of public sphere (understood in its original German formulation: Öffentlichkeit) can establish with Luhmann’s concepts of observation and differentiation. In this way...

...Albrecht Fritzsche Privacy Social change Digital transformation Public sphere Habermas Spatial turn The paper takes a conceptual approach based on constructs developed by Habermas for the analysis of the bourgeois public. The resulting twofold model is validated...

... ago: The paper can help understanding how to develop and assess profiles and their impact in contemporary social contexts. The two concepts general peer and profilicity are theoretical innovations. Second-order cybernetics Public sphere Niklas Luhmann General peer Profilicity...

...José J. Blanco Purpose The purpose of this study is to rethink the issue of publicity from a cross-cultural and evolutionary perspective. Design/methodology/approach Assuming that there is a dominant paradigm in the studies of the public sphere centered on Habermas’ ideas, media theory...

..., 1990; Beck, 1992; Beck et al., 1994; Foster, 1991; Friedman, 1993; Giddens, 1991; Harvey, 1990; Hannerz, 1992; Hannerz and Löfgren, 1992; Jameson, 1991). © MCB UP Limited 1997 Culture Globalization Postmodernism Public sphere Sociocybernetics If postmodernity as a social...