Is Habermas's concept of the public sphere still relevant in an age
of globalization, when the transnational flows of people and
information have become increasingly intensive and when the
nation-state can no longer be taken granted as the natural frame
for social and political debate? This is the question posed with
characteristic acuity by Nancy Fraser in her influential article
'Transnationalizing the Public Sphere?' Challenging careless uses
of the term 'global public sphere', Fraser raises the debate about
the nature and role of the public sphere in a global age to a new
level. While drawing on the richness of Habermas's conception and
remaining faithful to the spirit of critical theory, Fraser
thoroughly reconstructs the concepts of inclusion, legitimacy and
efficacy for our globalizing times. This book includes Fraser's
original article as well as specially commissioned contributions
that raise searching questions about the theoretical assumptions
and empirical grounds of Fraser's argument. They are concerned with
the fundamental premises of Habermas's development of the concept
of the public sphere as a normative ideal in complex societies; the
significance of the fact that the public sphere emerged in modern
states that were also imperial; whether 'scaling up' to a global
public sphere means giving up on local and national publics; the
role of 'counterpublics' in developing alternative globalization;
and what inclusion might possibly mean for a global public. Fraser
responds to these questions in detail in an extended reply to her
critics.An invaluable resource for students and scholars concerned
with the role of the public sphere beyond the nation-state, this
book will also be welcomed by anyone interested in globalization
and democracy today.
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