Datafication of Public Opinion and the Public Sphere
The book, anchored in stimulating debates about the Enlightenment ideas of publicness, analyses historical changes in the core phenomena of publicness: possibilities, conditions and obstacles to developing a public sphere in which the public refle...
The Gig Public
This monograph explores the evolving nature of publicness in the era of digital communication and social media saturation, arguing that the rise of the “gig public” represents a new paradigm that challenges the traditional conceptualization of the public in shaping social and political change. The gig public departs from traditional notions of publicness and the public, characterized by individuals’ spontaneous and less-structured engagement in public discourse. This engagement is often hampered by challenges in fostering sustained interaction and depth of discussion, due to the ephemeral nature of online interactions. In particular, this monograph highlights the importance of customs, negotiations, and contracts that complement the normatively privileged public reasoning in public domains. It examines the transformations in the multifaceted nature of the public and its interrelationship with other social structures amid the shifting boundaries between public and private domains. In
Public Opinion
This major work surveys the historical roots, theoretical foundations, and normative claims of 20th-century conceptualizations of public opinion. It reanalyzes leading traditions, such as those of Lippmann, Dewey, and Noelle-Neumann, and reinvents...
Medierna - Folkets Röst?
Årets rapport från SNS Demokratiråd analyserar hur dagens medier använder valprognoser och andra typer av opinionsundersökningar. Frågan är om medierna har blivit folkets främsta företrädare. Boken diskuterar opinionsmätningarnas betydelse och tar upp frågan om det behövs något slags reglering. I boken medverkar svenska och internationella forskare inom statskunskap och kommunikationsforskning: Lance Bennett, Anker Brink Lund, Preben Sepstrup, Wolfgang Donsbach, Sören Holmberg, Christina Holtz-Bacha, Slavko Splichal, Jesper Strömbäck och Olof Petersson (redaktör).
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Gde sladko spat?
Chto delat, esli uzhasno ne khochetsja lozhitsja spat? I krovatka kazhetsja malenkoj i neudobnoj? Nerazluchnye druzja otpravljajutsja na poiski ujutnogo mesta dlja sna. Oni dazhe na Lunu gotovy poletet, dazhe lunoljot postroit, tolko by byt vdvojom. Chem zakonchitsja eto puteshestvie, vy uznaete iz etoj knizhki. Perevod s nemetskogo: G. Djadina
Christian Slavery
Could slaves become Christian? If so, did their conversion lead to freedom? If not, then how could perpetual enslavement be justified? In Christian Slavery, Katharine Gerbner contends that religion was fundamental to the development of both slaver...
Barefoot Strong: Unlock the Secrets to Movement Longevity
Barefoot Strong: Unlock the Secrets to Movement Longevity
Runaway Slaves
Runaway Slaves
Slavoj Zizek
'When I read Ian Parker's manuscript, I experienced an underlying solidarity: despite obvious differences, we share the same basic political concerns and visions. And this makes his critical remarks always pertinent!' Slavoj Zizek 'This is not sim...
Democracy's Slaves
The ancient Greek statesman is a familiar figure in the Western political tradition. Less well known is the administrator who ran the state but who was himself a slave. Challenging the modern belief that democracy and bondage are incompatible, Pau...
Slavoj Zizek
Slavoj Zizek is no ordinary philosopher. Approaching critical theory and psychoanalysis in a recklessly entertaining fashion, Zizek's critical eye alights upon a bewildering and exhilarating range of subjects, from the political apathy of contempo...
Wage slaves
I serieromanen Wage Slaves skildrar Daria Bogdanska den prekära generation utan anställningstrygghet som hon själv är en del av. Boken, baserad på sanna händelser, är en berättelse om vardag och politik. Om alienation i en ny stad, längtan efter k...
Slavic Myths
With a new introduction, this collection of Slavic tales is based on the oral storytelling traditions of the peoples of Eastern Europe, from the Polish and the Slovaks to the Macedonians, Czechs and¿Serbians, with roots in pagan folklore and influ...
Slavic Folklore
Slavic folklore has great cultural significance and international influence. Written for students and general readers, this book offers a brief but thorough introduction to Slavic folklore. Included are explanations of the different types of Slavi...
