PublisherPanorama Scholarly Group Limited
Place of PublicationHong Kong
Year2026
ISBN978-3-987650-10-5
LanguageChinese (Simplified)
Pages356
FormatHardcover, PDF eBook
TypeEdited Volume
StatusForthcoming
Subject Area
Communication StudiesDemocratic TheoryDigital Media
Forthcoming

传播、民主与数字公共领域

理论前沿与批判视角

Edited by 林佳颖, 吴浩然 (Eds.)

Panorama Scholarly Group Limited, 2026

Book Description

This edited volume examines the theoretical evolution and contemporary challenges of the digital public sphere from the intersecting perspectives of communication studies and political science. Contributions address core themes including platform mediatisation, opinion formation, digital populism, and networked civic participation, offering a critical theoretical assessment of the deep impact of digital communication on democratic politics. The volume is intended for researchers and advanced students in communication studies, political science, and sociology.

Table of Contents

  1. Editors' Introduction
  2. Part I Theoretical Frameworks
  3. Chapter 1 The Digital Reconstruction of Habermasian Public Sphere Theory
  4. Chapter 2 The Contemporary Turn in Critical Communication Studies
  5. Part II Platforms, Algorithms, and Public Discourse
  6. Chapter 3 Platform Mediatisation and the Reconfiguration of Discursive Power
  7. Chapter 4 Algorithmic Recommendation and Opinion Polarisation
  8. Chapter 5 The Communicative Logic of Digital Populism
  9. Part III Participation, Mobilisation, and Democratic Practice
  10. Chapter 6 The Limits and Potential of Networked Civic Participation
  11. Chapter 7 Digital Journalism and the Crisis of Public Trust
  12. Chapter 8 Cross-Platform Information Environments and Epistemic Communities
  13. Afterword
  14. Notes on Contributors
  15. Index

About the Editors

林佳颖

Lin Jiaying, PhD, is Associate Professor at the Nanyang Institute of Media and Political Studies. Her research centres on digital communication, media politics, and public opinion.

吴浩然

Wu Haoran, PhD, is Researcher at the Centre for Communication and Democracy Research, Hengchuan Institute for Social Sciences. He specialises in networked public sphere and digital democracy.

How to Cite

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林佳颖, and 吴浩然, eds.. 2026. 传播、民主与数字公共领域: 理论前沿与批判视角. Hong Kong: Panorama Scholarly Group Limited.

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