Naslov
New Media and New Political Space in Croatia

Autori
Leaning, Marcus ; Tomić-Koludrović, Inga ; Petrić, Mirko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Globalizacija i hrvatsko društvo / Matić, Davorka - Zagreb : Hrvatsko sociološko društvo, 2001, 10-11

Skup
Godišnji kongres Hrvatskog sociološkog društva: Globalizacija i hrvatsko društvo

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 16.11.2001. - 17.11.2001

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Domaća recenzija

Ključne riječi
public sphere; new political space; Internet; new media; Croatia

Sažetak
Most contemporary accounts of new media imply an opportunity for users to participate in democratic activity. Such media are envisaged as a new democratic forum and are seen to offer the opportunity to enable new forms of political communication. This paper seeks to test the validity of such concepts in the context of the transition society of Croatia. First, the concept of political space is critically evaluated and defined. Second, the potential of new media to enable such space is examined with specific reference to a post-socialist society with rudimentary civic form. Old media were found to offer far greater opportunity for effective anti-systemic action in this particular situation. Such findings counter the dominant narrative of technology enabling civil society. Instead it is argued that the potential for development of new political space needs to be discussed within a local political, social and economic context.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sociologija

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