Virtual public sphere: the potential of democratization | Tomsk State University Journal of Philosophy, Sociology and Political Science. 2016. № 1(33).

Virtual public sphere: the potential of democratization

The article discusses some features of the Internet, which are inhibiting its use as a public sphere. A sociological perspective as an alternative to legal, political, and economic views helps develop new criteria for determining quality of virtual communications. Novel understanding of the problems may stimulate reflection on the existing conditions of communication and influence their regulation.

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критическая теория, Юрген Хабермас, Интернет, виртуальная коммуникация, публичная сфера, public sphere, virtual communication, Internet, critical theory, Jurgen Habermas

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Name	Organization	E-mail
Antonyuk Artem M.	St. Petersburg State University	artiom.a000@gmail.com

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