Digitaler Strukturwandel der Öffentlichkeit

Widely discussed phenomena like ‘filter bubbles’ and ‘social bots’ point to the reality that the digital transformations of the present also encompass public communication. New opportunities for information and participation have arisen and opinion formation is changing.
This volume explores these transformations from an ethical perspective and discusses theoretical work in theology, media ethics and political science in combination with digital practice. It evaluates the potential knowledge arising from various concepts and functions in the ‘public sphere’ under the conditions of digital societies, and discusses in a nuanced way both the dangers to democracy and the opportunities for civic participation and bottom-up processes as a result of digital transformation. Venturing beyond institutional politics, this volume explores the digital transformation of the political and its consequences for churches, protest movements and media outlets.
Hence, the contributions it contains are not only relevant for academics working on digital transformation, but also journalists, politicians and employees at NGOs and in churches.

With contributions by
Sigrid Baringhorst, Christina Schachtner, Florian Stickel, Julian Zeyher-Quattlender, Gary Schaal, Ilona Nord, Christoph Bieber, Jonas Bedford-Strohm, Alexander Filipovic, Alexander Görlach, Torsten Meireis, Frederike van Oorschot, Thomas Renkert