scholarly journals Winter Solstice Celebrations in Denmark: A Growing Non-Religious Ritualisation

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 74
Author(s):  
Astrid Krabbe Trolle
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Community Level ◽  
Winter Solstice ◽  
The Public ◽  
Religious Rituals ◽  
Local Newspaper ◽  
Level I ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Over Time

During the last decade, local celebrations of winter solstice on the 21st of December have increased all over Denmark. These events refer to the Old Norse ritual of celebrating the return of the light, and their appeal is very broad on a local community level. By presenting two cases of Danish winter solstice celebrations, I aim to unfold how we can understand these new ritualisations as non-religious rituals simultaneously contesting and supplementing the overarching seasonal celebration of Christmas. My material for this study is local newspaper sources that convey the public sphere on a municipality level. I analyse the development in solstice ritualisations over time from 1990 to 2020. Although different in location and content, similarities unite the new solstice celebrations: they emphasise the local community and the natural surroundings. My argument is that the winter solstice celebrations have grown out of a religiously diversified public sphere and should be understood as non-religious rituals in a secular context.

scholarly journals Up with ecology, down with economy? The consolidation of the idea of climate change mitigation in the global public sphere

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 587-603 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuomas Ylä-Anttila ◽  
Juho Vesa ◽  
Veikko Eranti ◽  
Anna Kukkonen ◽  
Tomi Lehtimäki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Economic Evaluations ◽  
Business Elites ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Change Mitigation ◽  
Over Time

Building on theories of valuation and evaluation, we develop an analytical framework that outlines six elements of the process of consolidation of an idea in the public sphere. We then use the framework to analyse the process of consolidation of the idea of climate change mitigation between 1997 and 2013, focusing on the interplay between ecological and economic evaluations. Our content analysis of 1274 articles in leading newspapers in five countries around the globe shows that (1) ecological arguments increase over time, (2) economic arguments decrease over time, (3) the visibility of environmental nongovernmental organizations as carriers of ecological ideas increases over time, (4) the visibility of business actors correspondingly decreases, (5) ecological ideas are increasingly adopted by political and business elites and (6) a compromise emerges between ecological and economic evaluations, in the form of the argument that climate change mitigation boosts, rather than hinders economic growth.

Don't Talk Back!

2017 ◽  
pp. 85-104
Author(s):  
Edorodion Agbon Osa
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Cultural Transformation ◽  
The State ◽  
Community Level ◽  
British Imperialism ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Service Broadcasting ◽  
The Public Sphere

Founded on the philosophy of advancing the course of democracy and acting as a stimulus for socio-cultural transformation at the community level, community broadcasting provides access to the public sphere by making its audience the main characters in the production and dissemination of its messages thus serving as a platform for the expression of the divergent views and opinions that exist at the community level. But almost a century after broadcasting was introduced to Nigeria as part of British imperialism, this grassroots form of broadcasting is yet to fully take off. Starting with a broad examination of public service broadcasting, this chapter discusses the state of community broadcasting in Nigeria, using Habermas' concept of the public sphere, and recommends its improvement given the crucial roles of community broadcasting in the society.

scholarly journals Community radio, democratic participation and the public sphere

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niamh Gaynor ◽  
Anne O’Brien
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Democratic Participation ◽  
Community Radio ◽  
Radio Stations ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Training Programmes

Community radio is unique when compared to its commercial and public service counterparts in that, as a non-profit activity, it is owned, managed and controlled by local communities, In theory therefore, community radio offers the potential for more broad-based participation in deliberation and debate within the public sphere engaging multiple voices and perspectives and contributing towards progressive social change. Drawing on a study of four community radio stations in Ireland within a framework drawn from the evolving work of Habermas and associated deliberative, social and media theorists, in this article we examine the extent to which this is the case in practice. We find that democratic participation is still not optimised within the four stations studied. We argue that the reasons for this lie in four main areas: a somewhat limited policy framework; a focus within training programmes on technical competencies over content; the weakness of linkages between stations and their local community groups; and the failure of the latter to understand the unique remit of community radio. The article draws lessons of specific interest to researchers and activists in these domains, as well as offering a framework to those interested in examining community media’s contribution to the re-animation of the public sphere more broadly.

scholarly journals After the post-public sphere

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 1545-1563
Author(s):  
Philip Schlesinger
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
Present Condition ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Political Systems ◽  
The Public ◽  
Internet Age ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Transitional Phase ◽  
Over Time

The idea of a public sphere has long been central to discussion of political communication. Its present condition is the topic of this essay. Debate about the public sphere has been shaped by the boundary-policing of competing political systems and ideologies. Current discussion reflects the accelerating transition from the mass media era to the ramifying entrenchment of the Internet age. It has also been influenced by the vogue for analysing populism. The present transitional phase, whose outcome remains unclear, is best described as an unstable ‘post-public sphere’. This instability is not unusual as, over time, conceptions of the public sphere’s underpinnings and scope have continually shifted. Latterly, states’ responses to the development of the Internet have given rise to a new shift of focus, a ‘regulatory turn’. This is likely to influence the future shape of the public sphere.

scholarly journals The Whistle Stop Café and Luke’s Diner

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-81
Author(s):  
Julia Neugarten
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Power Dynamics ◽  
Male Violence ◽  
The Public ◽  
Gendered Power ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Tv Show ◽  
Over Time

This paper compares the Whistle Stop Café in Fanny Flagg’s 1987 novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café to Luke’s Diner in the pilot episode of the TV show Gilmore Girls (2000). I argue that the two cafes are similar in that both offer up a utopian space where women can be themselves, enact their desires and speak their minds without fear of judgement or violence. Through a comparison of the two, I also show the ways in which gendered power dynamics have changed over time: while the Whistle Stop Café provides a refuge from male violence, Luke's Diner functions as a space in which women can exert their own agency through speech, thus keeping the threat of male violence at bay. My analysis shows that the culinary space of the café or diner contains traditionally feminine elements through its association with food and cooking as well as traditionally masculine elements through its presence in the public sphere.

Skammens retorik i indvandringsdebatten

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (79) ◽  
pp. 112-134
Author(s):  
Jens E. Kjeldsen
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Language Game ◽  
Press Coverage ◽  
Immigrants And Refugees ◽  
The Public ◽  
Performative Language ◽  
Immigration Debate ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Article Study ◽  
Over Time

The rhetoric of shame has become predominant in the public sphere. This is especially the case in immigration debates. Here citizens express shame over the way their nation treats immigrants and refugees, or argue that others ought to be ashamed of themselves because of their treatment of foreigners. This article study the rhetorical use of shame and the reactions and counter argumentation to such appeals. I examine one month’s press coverage of the immigration debate in Denmark. Based on this I establish four forms of rhetorical shame and three forms of rhetorical reactions to the demand for shame. The four forms are: felt individual shame, ascribed individual shame, felt collective shame, and ascribed collective shame. The three forms of rhetorical reactions are: referring to established facts, counter attack on opponents tone and style, and populist accusation of elitism. My analysis suggests that the rhetorical use of shame in public debate is neither effective nor a beneficial to a good deliberative debate. My study also suggests that the use of shame as a rhetorical performative language game, may – over time – contribute to a rhetorical working through that influences our attitudes and acts in a beneficial way

scholarly journals Antara Salah Paham dan Paham yang Salah: Pandangan Teungku Seumeubeut terhadap Wahabi

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
Mulyana Idris ◽  
Muhammad Sahlan
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Community Level ◽  
The Public ◽  
Elite Level ◽  
Academic Influence ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Movement Group ◽  
The Village

Abstract: Wahabi is one of a movement group in Islam. The group is famous for its agenda of Islam and Tawheed purification of superstition, bida'ah and khurafat. This article discusses the view of Teungku Seumeubeut against Wahabi suspected of starting and growing in Aceh. Teungku Seumeubeut is an elite level of religion in the village which has a great influence on the community level. The author argues that the view Teungku Semuenebuet against Wahabi strongly depends on the depth of the study, a pattern of academic influence of clients and patrons politicization of religion in the public sphere. This article concludes that Teungku Seumeubeut do simplification against Wahabi due to the knowledge and the experience of interacting with Wahabi is very limited. Abstrak: Wahabi merupakan salah satu kelompok gerakan dalam Islam.Kelompok ini terkenal dengan agenda pemurnian Tauhid dan ajaran Islam dari praktek takhayul, bida’ah dan khurafat.Artikel ini membahas tentang pandangan Teungku Seumeubeut terhadap Wahabi yang dicurigai mulai masuk dan berkembang di Aceh.Teungku Seumeubeut adalah elit agama di tingkat desa yang memiliki pengaruh besar di masyarakat level bawah.Penulis berpendapat bahwa pandangan Teungku Seumeubuet terhadap Wahabi sangat tergantung pada kedalaman kajian, pola keilmuan patron klien dan pengaruh politisasi agama dalam ruang publik.Artikel ini berkesimpulan bahwa Teungku Seumeubeut melakukan simplifikasi terhadap Wahabi dikarenakan pengetahuan dan pengalamannya berinteraksi dengan Wahabi sangat terbatas.

scholarly journals Politisering av religion i norske kommuner? En undersøkelse av religionens rolle i lokale feiringer

Politik ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pål Ketil Botvar
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Local Politics ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Multicultural Society ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
The Public ◽  
Local Municipalities ◽  
The Public Sphere

In this article I will take a look at how local municipalities deal with religion when the topic is brought up in local politics. e development towards a multicultural society leads to religion having a more prominent place in the public sphere. During the last 10 years religion has become a theme in public policy at the local level. Such examples are the provision of special rooms or buildings for religious groups to have their ceremo- nies. School children visiting church sermons during school hours is another issue that leads to controversies. In this article I will focus on how representatives for the local community deal with topics related to religion in local festivities and celebrations. e data material relates to how municipalities organize the national day celebration and interact with civil society actors in the preparation of this celebration. 

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