The Problematic Public
Bjørkdahl, Kristian Almost one hundred years have passed since Walter Lippmann and John Dewey published their famous reflections on the "problems of the public, " but their thoughts remain surprisingly relevant as resources for thinking through our current crisis-plagued predicament. This book takes stock of the reception history of Lippmann's and Dewey's ideas about publics, communication, and political decision-making and shows how their ideas can inspire a way...