With increasing attention devoted to automated bot accounts, fake news, and echo chambers, how mu... more With increasing attention devoted to automated bot accounts, fake news, and echo chambers, how much of the theory of a Habermassian public sphere is still applicable to social media? Drawing on Twitter data collected on April 16, 2017, during the night of Turkey's 2017 Constitutional Referendum, we test whether the networks of political communication resemble the communicative structures characteristic of Habermas's "public sphere." The referendum left the country sharply divided; 51.4 percent of the electorate voted in favor of amending the constitution to grant sweeping new executive powers to the presidency, with an overall turnout of 85.46 percent. In this article, we examine whether Twitter users were meaningfully engaged on the night of the referendum, and if their communicative patterns resembled a networked public sphere, that is, a space where information and ideas are exchanged, and public opinion is formed in a deliberative, rational manner. We find ideological uniformity, polarization, and partisan antipathy to be especially evident-mirroring existing social tensions in Turkey. Rather than resembling a public sphere, we found Twitter users to be more likely to communicate on the basis of homophily-rather than to engage in democratic debate or establish a common ground between the two campaigns. 鉴于越来越多的关注聚焦于自动机器人账户、假新闻、回音室,哈贝马斯提出的公共领域理论 中还有哪些内容仍然适用于社交媒体?利用2017年4月16日土耳其宪法公投之夜期间推特收集 的数据,作者验证了政治传播网络是否能模拟哈贝马斯公共领域理论中的传播性结构。公投导 致土耳其政治出现明显区分;总投票率为85.46%,其中51.4%的选民支持修正宪法,以期将新 执行权一并赋予总统。 作者验证了推特用户在公投当晚是否有意义地参与沟通,沟通模式是 否模拟了一种网络化的公共领域,即一个以商讨性和理性方式交换信息、想法,和形成舆论的 空间。作者发现,意识形态的统一性、(政治)极化、党派反感尤为明显-这反映了土耳其 现存社会的紧张局势。与模拟公共领域不同的是,作者发现推特用户更可能在同质性的基础上 进行沟通,而不是参与民主辩论,或在两个阵营之间建立共同点。 关键词: 推特, 土耳其, 全民公投, 公共领域, 政治传播, (政治)极化, 社会网络分析, 哈贝马斯 1 Con una atención cada vez mayor dedicada a las cuentas automatizadas de bots, noticias falsas y cámaras de eco, ¿qué parte de la teoría de una esfera pública habermassiana sigue siendo aplicable a las redes sociales? Basándonos en los datos de Twitter recopilados el 16 de abril de 2017, durante la noche del Referéndum Constitucional de Turquía 2017, verificamos si las redes de comunicación política se asemejan a las es-tructuras comunicativas características de la "esfera pública" de Habermas. El referéndum dejó al país muy dividido; El 51.4 por ciento del electorado votó a favor de enmendar la constitución para otorgar amplios poderes ejecutivos a la presidencia, con una participación general de 85.46 por ciento. En este artículo, examinamos si los usuarios de Twitter se involucraron de manera significativa la noche del referéndum, y si sus patrones comunicativos se parecían a una esfera pública en red, es decir, un espacio donde se inter-cambian información e ideas, y la opinión pública se forma de manera deliberada y racional. Nos parece especialmente evidente la uniformidad ideológica, la polarización y la antipatía partidista, lo que refleja las tensiones sociales existentes en Turquía. En lugar de parecernos a una esfera pública, descubrimos que los usuarios de Twitter tienen más probabilidades de comunicarse en base a la homofilia, en lugar de participar en un debate democrático o establecer un terreno común entre las dos campañas.
... ASLI TUNCÀ ... In their opinion, Aral was limiting aspiring young cartoonists' creativit... more ... ASLI TUNCÀ ... In their opinion, Aral was limiting aspiring young cartoonists' creativity by perpetuating a ``mass production mentality.'' Well-known caricaturists such as Tan Oral and Semih Balcioglu do not like to be lumped into the same category with Girgir cartoonists because of ...
... Mcmillin, Divya. 2001. Localizing the global: television and hybrid programming in India. Int... more ... Mcmillin, Divya. 2001. Localizing the global: television and hybrid programming in India. International Journal of Cultural Studies , 4(1): 45–68. [CrossRef], [CSA] View all references; Butcher 200211. Butcher, Melissa. 2002. ...
Throughout the history of democracy, political cartoonists have not hesitated to swing their pens... more Throughout the history of democracy, political cartoonists have not hesitated to swing their pens like a battle-ax against injustice, lack of freedom or political corruption. This article calls for more concerted scholarly attention to the role and function of political cartoonists in the democratization process. By focusing on how political cartoonists have tackled controversial issues and criticized the political establishment throughout American and European history, the article explores the dilemmas of Turkish political cartoonists and their courageous struggle over the political and social constraints between 1869 and 2000. Particular attention here is given to the socio-political structure of Turkey in the post-1923 period. The author argues that editorial cartoonists' role as a safety valve to undermine dogmas and the status quo contributed to Turkey's attempts to be a more democratic society.
Humor - International Journal of Humor Research, 2000
... ASLI TUNCÀ ... In their opinion, Aral was limiting aspiring young cartoonists' creativit... more ... ASLI TUNCÀ ... In their opinion, Aral was limiting aspiring young cartoonists' creativity by perpetuating a ``mass production mentality.'' Well-known caricaturists such as Tan Oral and Semih Balcioglu do not like to be lumped into the same category with Girgir cartoonists because of ...
With increasing attention devoted to automated bot accounts, fake news, and echo chambers, how mu... more With increasing attention devoted to automated bot accounts, fake news, and echo chambers, how much of the theory of a Habermassian public sphere is still applicable to social media? Drawing on Twitter data collected on April 16, 2017, during the night of Turkey's 2017 Constitutional Referendum, we test whether the networks of political communication resemble the communicative structures characteristic of Habermas's "public sphere." The referendum left the country sharply divided; 51.4 percent of the electorate voted in favor of amending the constitution to grant sweeping new executive powers to the presidency, with an overall turnout of 85.46 percent. In this article, we examine whether Twitter users were meaningfully engaged on the night of the referendum, and if their communicative patterns resembled a networked public sphere, that is, a space where information and ideas are exchanged, and public opinion is formed in a deliberative, rational manner. We find ideological uniformity, polarization, and partisan antipathy to be especially evident-mirroring existing social tensions in Turkey. Rather than resembling a public sphere, we found Twitter users to be more likely to communicate on the basis of homophily-rather than to engage in democratic debate or establish a common ground between the two campaigns. 鉴于越来越多的关注聚焦于自动机器人账户、假新闻、回音室,哈贝马斯提出的公共领域理论 中还有哪些内容仍然适用于社交媒体?利用2017年4月16日土耳其宪法公投之夜期间推特收集 的数据,作者验证了政治传播网络是否能模拟哈贝马斯公共领域理论中的传播性结构。公投导 致土耳其政治出现明显区分;总投票率为85.46%,其中51.4%的选民支持修正宪法,以期将新 执行权一并赋予总统。 作者验证了推特用户在公投当晚是否有意义地参与沟通,沟通模式是 否模拟了一种网络化的公共领域,即一个以商讨性和理性方式交换信息、想法,和形成舆论的 空间。作者发现,意识形态的统一性、(政治)极化、党派反感尤为明显-这反映了土耳其 现存社会的紧张局势。与模拟公共领域不同的是,作者发现推特用户更可能在同质性的基础上 进行沟通,而不是参与民主辩论,或在两个阵营之间建立共同点。 关键词: 推特, 土耳其, 全民公投, 公共领域, 政治传播, (政治)极化, 社会网络分析, 哈贝马斯 1 Con una atención cada vez mayor dedicada a las cuentas automatizadas de bots, noticias falsas y cámaras de eco, ¿qué parte de la teoría de una esfera pública habermassiana sigue siendo aplicable a las redes sociales? Basándonos en los datos de Twitter recopilados el 16 de abril de 2017, durante la noche del Referéndum Constitucional de Turquía 2017, verificamos si las redes de comunicación política se asemejan a las es-tructuras comunicativas características de la "esfera pública" de Habermas. El referéndum dejó al país muy dividido; El 51.4 por ciento del electorado votó a favor de enmendar la constitución para otorgar amplios poderes ejecutivos a la presidencia, con una participación general de 85.46 por ciento. En este artículo, examinamos si los usuarios de Twitter se involucraron de manera significativa la noche del referéndum, y si sus patrones comunicativos se parecían a una esfera pública en red, es decir, un espacio donde se inter-cambian información e ideas, y la opinión pública se forma de manera deliberada y racional. Nos parece especialmente evidente la uniformidad ideológica, la polarización y la antipatía partidista, lo que refleja las tensiones sociales existentes en Turquía. En lugar de parecernos a una esfera pública, descubrimos que los usuarios de Twitter tienen más probabilidades de comunicarse en base a la homofilia, en lugar de participar en un debate democrático o establecer un terreno común entre las dos campañas.
... ASLI TUNCÀ ... In their opinion, Aral was limiting aspiring young cartoonists' creativit... more ... ASLI TUNCÀ ... In their opinion, Aral was limiting aspiring young cartoonists' creativity by perpetuating a ``mass production mentality.'' Well-known caricaturists such as Tan Oral and Semih Balcioglu do not like to be lumped into the same category with Girgir cartoonists because of ...
... Mcmillin, Divya. 2001. Localizing the global: television and hybrid programming in India. Int... more ... Mcmillin, Divya. 2001. Localizing the global: television and hybrid programming in India. International Journal of Cultural Studies , 4(1): 45–68. [CrossRef], [CSA] View all references; Butcher 200211. Butcher, Melissa. 2002. ...
Throughout the history of democracy, political cartoonists have not hesitated to swing their pens... more Throughout the history of democracy, political cartoonists have not hesitated to swing their pens like a battle-ax against injustice, lack of freedom or political corruption. This article calls for more concerted scholarly attention to the role and function of political cartoonists in the democratization process. By focusing on how political cartoonists have tackled controversial issues and criticized the political establishment throughout American and European history, the article explores the dilemmas of Turkish political cartoonists and their courageous struggle over the political and social constraints between 1869 and 2000. Particular attention here is given to the socio-political structure of Turkey in the post-1923 period. The author argues that editorial cartoonists' role as a safety valve to undermine dogmas and the status quo contributed to Turkey's attempts to be a more democratic society.
Humor - International Journal of Humor Research, 2000
... ASLI TUNCÀ ... In their opinion, Aral was limiting aspiring young cartoonists' creativit... more ... ASLI TUNCÀ ... In their opinion, Aral was limiting aspiring young cartoonists' creativity by perpetuating a ``mass production mentality.'' Well-known caricaturists such as Tan Oral and Semih Balcioglu do not like to be lumped into the same category with Girgir cartoonists because of ...
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