The "Virtual Coffeehouses”? : Social Networking Sites and the Public Sphere – An Empirical Analysis

This paper deals with online political discussion on social networking sites. Drawing from Habermas’ concept of the public sphere and former adaptations of public sphere theory to Internet research, the study examines to what extent political discussion on social networking sites displays public iss...

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Main Author: Gerwin, Jan Michael
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikation (JMK) 2011
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-59212