Integrating Concepts of Counterpublics into Generalised Public Sphere Frameworks: Contemporary Transformations in Radical Forms
Integrating Concepts of Counterpublics into Generalised Public Sphere Frameworks: Contemporary Transformations in Radical Forms
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DOI：
10.1080/13183222.2018.1558676
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发表时间：
2019-03-30
影响因子：
1.3
通讯作者：
Rauchfleisch, Adrian
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作者：
Kaiser, Jonas;Rauchfleisch, Adrian
公共领域理论已经走到了认识的十字路口。欧洲和美国右翼运动的兴起，例如，对公共领域理论家提出了挑战。这一点尤其如此，因为他们利用社交媒体来表达他们的信息、网络、招募、异议或攻击。在这篇概念性的论文中，我们提出了一种功能主义的方法，它整合了两个广义功能的基础上的公共领域内的反公共的概念设置和身份的形成。我们描述了反公共如何可能成为普通的公共，但也强调了如何强大的集体身份可能导致极端主义的恶性循环。基于极右翼的Stormfront论坛和Generation Identity的例子，极端主义恶性循环的概念被提出来强调互联网在反公众的形成和激进化中的作用。
Public sphere theory has come to an epistemic crossroads. The rise of right-wing movements in Europe and the U.S., for example, pose a challenge to public sphere theorists. This holds especially true since they make use of social media to articulate their messages, network, recruit, dissent or attack. In this conceptual paper we suggest a functionalist approach that integrates the concept of counterpublics within the public sphere based on the two generalised functions agenda-setting and identity formation. We describe how counterpublics may become regular publics, but also emphasise on how strong collective identities may lead to a vicious cycle of extremism. Based on the examples of the far-right Stormfront forum and the Generation Identity, the concept of the vicious cycle of extremism is being proposed to highlight the internet's role in the formation and radicalisation of counterpublics.