A new structural transformation of the public sphere and deliberative policy. Habermas Yu.

60 years after the publication of his classical book “Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere” (1962), Jurgen Habermas - a key figure in modern political philosophy - again returns to this topic. Continuing to emphasize the central role of the public sphere for the political life of the West, Habermas traces significant changes that it has undergone under the influence of digital media and social networks. In general, with pessimistically evaluating the new digital transformation and stating the degradation of publicity, the philosopher, however, analyzes positive trends, and also responds to multilateral criticism.

summing up a kind of work in the field of political theory and sociology, the author concludes that Western regimes cannot seriously claim the self -name of “democracy” without the real involvement of citizens in the discussion about each member of society. Jurgen Habermas (b. 1929) - political philosopher, honorary professor of Frankfurt University, one of the most significant representatives of the second generation of the Frankfurt school.