局部性公共领域的扩展:Web2.0时代我国网络公共领域浅析

The Expansion of Limited Public Sphere: A Study of Internet Public Sphere in China in the Era of Web2.0

以大众传媒为载体的公共领域往往使公共讨论流于形式,而网络媒体作为公共领域的新机制,特别是Web2.0媒体为公共领域的发展提供了更为理想的论辩环境。有关热点事件的微博讨论展示出网络讨论的公共性、开放性、批判性和理性色彩,这表明我国网络公共领域已初具形态。相对传统的传媒公共领域而言,这一公共领域在地域空间和议题范围上都有所扩展。尽管如此,这一公共领域仍然是局部性的,它对于我国政治民主化的推动作用仍然有限。

The mass media easily make public discussion formalistic, while Web2. 0 media as the new public sphere mechanisms provide better debating condition for media public sphere. Weibo- discussion on social events show the emerging of an internet public sphere in China which expands the traditional media public sphere in the sense of limits of localities and topics. Nevertheless, it is still restricted by the political system and play only limited roles on democratization in China.