Communication and Argumentation in the Public Sphere: Public Space versus Private Space

International Conference, April 12-14, 2007 - Galati, ROMANIA

 

Topic Areas

  • public and private
  • argumentation in institutional contexts
  • communication and argumentation on cultural issues
  • the transnational public sphere
  • values in the public sphere
  • cooperation and conflict in the public sphere
  • the public sphere and argumentative practice
  • persuasion strategies in citizen representation
  • conversational approaches
  • approaches to scientific and specialized discourse
  • political dialogue and polemic
  • public opinion
  • role of the contemporary citizen
  • civic engagement
  • legitimacy
  • media strategies
  • religion in the public sphere
  • the Internet and the public sphere