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The platform society considered under the conditions of a public sphere characterized by different theories of democracy

[conference paper]

Spiller, Ralf
Kocks, Jan Niklas

Corporate Editor
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft e.V.

Abstract

Castells' (2001) Netzwerkgesellschaft hat sich zunehmend in eine Plattformgesellschaft verwandelt (van Dijck, Poell, de Waal, 2018). Aus demokratietheoretischer Perspektive müssen die großen Tech-Plattformen fünf wesentliche Anforderungen erfüllen, um eine Öffentlichkeit zu ermöglichen, die Vorausse... view more

Castells' (2001) Netzwerkgesellschaft hat sich zunehmend in eine Plattformgesellschaft verwandelt (van Dijck, Poell, de Waal, 2018). Aus demokratietheoretischer Perspektive müssen die großen Tech-Plattformen fünf wesentliche Anforderungen erfüllen, um eine Öffentlichkeit zu ermöglichen, die Voraussetzung für eine funktionierende demokratische Gesellschaft ist. Bislang haben die großen digitalen Tech-Plattformen diese Anforderungen nicht oder nur unzureichend erfüllt. In diesem Beitrag werden relevante Aspekte der Plattformgesellschaft mit den Anforderungen der Demokratietheorien abgeglichen. Er zeigt auf, wo Regulierung notwendig erscheint.... view less


Castells' (2001) network society has increasingly transformed into a platform society (van Dijck, Poell, de Waal, 2018). Looking at this from a democratic theory perspective, the large tech platforms must meet five essential requirements to enable a public sphere, which is a prerequisite for a funct... view more

Castells' (2001) network society has increasingly transformed into a platform society (van Dijck, Poell, de Waal, 2018). Looking at this from a democratic theory perspective, the large tech platforms must meet five essential requirements to enable a public sphere, which is a prerequisite for a functioning democratic society. So far, the major digital tech platforms have not met these requirements or have done so only inadequately. This contribution maps relevant aspects of the platform society with the demands of the theories of democracy. It shows, where regulation seems necessary.... view less

Keywords
theory of democracy; the public; regulation; policy on technology; digitalization

Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Interactive, electronic Media

Free Keywords
Plattformgesellschaft; platform society

Collection Title
Reorganization of Media Industries: Digital Transformation, Entrepreneurship and Regulation

Editor
Haumer, Florian; Kolo, Castulus; Mütterlein, Joschka

Conference
Annual Conference of the European Media Management Association (emma) "Reorganization of Media Industries: Digital Transformation, Entrepreneurship and Regulation". München, 2022

Document language
English

Publication Year
2023

City
München

Page/Pages
6 p.

Status
Primary Publication; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0


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