A New Architecture of the Public Sphere: Online Deliberation at the Liberal Party of Canada’s 2011 Extraordinary Convention

This thesis examines the quality and effectiveness of online political deliberation, within the framework of Jurgen Habermas’ public sphere and discourse theories. The thesis analyzes a deliberative process that took place online, in June 2011, as part of the Liberal Party of Canada’s Extraordinary...

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Main Author: Fournier-Tombs, Eleonore
Other Authors: Lyons, Kelly
Language:en_ca
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/44018