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While Habermas’ original model of the public sphere has attracted enormous attention from across the humanities and social sciences in the English-speaking world since its belated translation over 25 years ago, his subsequent modifications to the model are much less well known. This is a pity because they provide a much more sophisticated understanding of the complex and dynamic operation of the public sphere that can help scholars explain how changes occur in public discourse and beyond.
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Birks, J., Downey, J. (2015). ‘Pay Your Tax!’ How Tax Avoidance Became a Prominent Issue in the Public Sphere in the UK. In: Thorsen, E., Jackson, D., Savigny, H., Alexander, J. (eds) Media, Margins and Civic Agency. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137512642_12
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