Ignorance and political representation in the net : on public Infosphere and the Spanish 'indignants' movement

The aim of this paper is to explore the case of the Spanish ‘indignants’ movement of May 2011 as an example of the structural changes occurring in the public sphere after the emergence of a new type of social movement characterized by the widespread use of the ICTs. First I focus on the ideological dimension of discourse of the ‘indignants’ movement, so as to reconstruct the protesters’ self-image. They thought that ICTs were playing a prominent role in a wider trend towards a regeneration of democracy, but they were rather misguided because they lack an accurate description of what really happened. In the second part of this paper I will challenge some features of my case study, emphasizing three basic elements of a democratic public sphere. I aim to call into question the idea that a ‘truly’ democratic public may be hosted by the emergent communicative environment.

Metadaten
Verfasserangaben:	Andrea Greppi
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-249211
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Englisch):	25th IVR World Congress: Law, Science and Technology Frankfurt am Main 15–20 August 2011 ; Paper Series ; 063
Schriftenreihe (Bandnummer):	25th IVR World Congress: Law, Science and Technology Frankfurt am Main 15–20 August 2011 ; Paper Series (063)
Verlag:	Goethe-Univ.
Verlagsort:	Frankfurt am Main
Dokumentart:	Konferenzveröffentlichung
Sprache:	Englisch
Jahr der Fertigstellung:	2012
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung:	2012
Veröffentlichende Institution:	Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Datum der Freischaltung:	20.07.2012
Freies Schlagwort / Tag:	Digital Democracy; E-democracy; ICTs; Participation; Political Information; Public Sphere; Social Movements
HeBIS-PPN:	344414884
Institute:	Rechtswissenschaft / Rechtswissenschaft
DDC-Klassifikation:	3 Sozialwissenschaften / 34 Recht / 340 Recht
Sammlungen:	Universitätspublikationen
Lizenz (Deutsch):	Deutsches Urheberrecht

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