New Public Spheres

Peter Thijssen is Professor of Political Science at the University of Antwerp, Belgium. Walter Weyns is Professor of Sociology at the University of Antwerp, Belgium. Christiane Timmerman is Director, CeMIS (Centre for Migration and Intercultural Studies) at the University of Antwerp, Belgium. Sara Mels, University Centre Saint Ignatius Antwerp, Belgium.

• Introduction New Public Spheres: Recontextualizing the Intellectual, Peter Thijssen, Walter Weyns, Christiane Timmerman; Part I History and Contemporary Developments; Chapter 1 The Intellectual in the Public Sphere: Projections, Contradictions and Dilemmas since the Enlightenment, Harold Mah; Chapter 2 The Rise of the Embedded Intellectual: New Forms of Public Engagement and Critique, Patrick Baert, Alan Shipman; Chapter 3 From Public to Civic Intellectuals: Political Agency and Emerging Media Landscapes, Peter Dahlgren; Part II The Internet and the Public Intellectual; Chapter 4 Intellectuals, the Public Sphere and Dissemination Strategies, France Aubin; Chapter 5 How Salonfähig Are Online Political Forums? The Curious Case of Politics.be, Peter Thijssen; Chapter 6 The Creation of New Public Places: A Critique of Bruno Latour and Peter Weibel, Frank Maet; Part III Women and the Public Sphere; Chapter 7 Immigrant Intellectual: The Case of Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Odile Heynders; Chapter 8 Building Solidarity through Relationships: The Politics of Feminism as an Intellectual Project in Turkey, Nazan Haydari; Part IV Subcultures in the Public Sphere; Chapter 9 Public Intellectuals and Micro-public Spheres: A British Illustration, Richard McCallum; Chapter 10 Public Intellectuals and Public Spheres: Who Is Left to Speak to the Public? Yusuf al-Qaradawi: Shaper of an Agonistic Discourse, Zvi Bar’el; Chapter 11 Reputation among the Hungarian Intellectual Elite, Luca Kristóf;

’In a mediated era, the public sphere is up for critical reconsideration. This book is a vital step in that direction. It also provides the materials for rethinking the contemporary role of the public intellectual in a time when the public no longer exists. I heartily recommend it.’ Willem Schinkel, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands