A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE PUBLIC SPHERE IN THE DIGITAL AGE: THE CASE OF THE PETROCARIBE CHALLENGE MOVEMENT
Yıl: 2021 Cilt: 0 Sayı: 8 Sayfa Aralığı: 90 - 107 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.32739/etkilesim.2021.4.8.139 İndeks Tarihi: 14-11-2023
A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE PUBLIC SPHERE IN THE DIGITAL AGE: THE CASE OF THE PETROCARIBE CHALLENGE MOVEMENT
Öz: While studies that address the relationship between social media and social movements generally use the functionalist paradigm, the critical analysis of the public sphere in the era of distributed media emphasizes the importance of political economy and political communication. Based on the critical political economy analysis of distributed media, this study examined the Twitter-mediated protest "Petrocaribe Challenge" in relation to a possible political public sphere in Haiti. To this end, a qualitative method based on critical discourse analysis was used in the study. Also, 163 tweets purposely selected by the researchers were analyzed. The research findings showed that the Twitter-mediated Petrocaribe Challenge is a political protest with no leadership and a significant lack of online engagement and communication. Besides, the study found that in a political sphere characterized by extreme social inequalities, universal participation is crucial to the formation of a critical public sphere. Although most educated people in Haiti use social media, the majority of Haitians do not have access to these online platforms, which goes against the principles of the public sphere. While the findings of the present study do not allow for generalization, they make up a significant contribution to the critical analysis of social media as a public sphere
Anahtar Kelime: DİJİTAL ÇAĞDA KAMUSAL ALANIN ELEŞTİREL BİR ANALİZİ: PETROCARİBE CHALLENGE HAREKETİ ӦRNEĞİ
Öz: Sosyal medya ve toplumsal hareketler arasındaki ilişkiyi ele alan araştırmalar genellikle işlevselci paradigmayı kullanırken, dağıtık medya döneminde kamusal alanın eleştirel analizi, ekonomi politiğin ve siyasi iletişimin önemini vurgulamaktadır. Dağıtık medyanın eleştirel ekonomi politik analizinden yola çıkan bu çalışma, Twitter merkezli bir protesto olan “Petrocaribe Challenge”ı Haiti'deki olası bir siyasal kamusal alanla ilişkili olarak analiz etmiştir. Bu amaçla çalışmada, eleştirel söylem analizine dayanan nitel bir yöntem kullanılmıştır. Araştırmacılar tarafından amaçlı olarak seçilen 163 tweet analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma bulguları, Twitter tabanlı Petrocaribe Challenge'ın, liderlikten yoksun, önemli bir katılım ve iletişim eksikliği olan politik bir protesto olduğunu göstermiştir. Ayrıca, çalışma aşırı sosyal eşitsizliklerle karakterize edilen politik bir alanda, evrensel katılımın kritik bir kamusal alanın oluşturulması için çok önemli olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Haiti'de çoğunlukla eğitimli insanlar sosyal medyaya erişirken, bu durum çevrimiçi etkileşimlerin kamusal alan ilkelerine aykırı bir biçimde nüfusun çoğunluğunun dışarıda kaldığını göstermektedir. Bu çalışmanın, Haiti’deki siyasal kamusal alana dair bulgulardan yola çıkarak makro genellemelere imkan vermese de sosyal medyanın kamusal bir alan olarak eleştirel analizine anlamlı bir katkı sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.
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| Chicago | Pierre Marc-Henry,GÜZEL MEHMET A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE PUBLIC SPHERE IN THE DIGITAL AGE: THE CASE OF THE PETROCARIBE CHALLENGE MOVEMENT. Üsküdar Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Akademik Dergisi Etkileşim 0, no.8 (2021): 90 - 107. 10.32739/etkilesim.2021.4.8.139 |
| MLA | Pierre Marc-Henry,GÜZEL MEHMET A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE PUBLIC SPHERE IN THE DIGITAL AGE: THE CASE OF THE PETROCARIBE CHALLENGE MOVEMENT. Üsküdar Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Akademik Dergisi Etkileşim , vol.0, no.8, 2021, ss.90 - 107. 10.32739/etkilesim.2021.4.8.139 |
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| Vancouver | Pierre M,GÜZEL M A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE PUBLIC SPHERE IN THE DIGITAL AGE: THE CASE OF THE PETROCARIBE CHALLENGE MOVEMENT. Üsküdar Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Akademik Dergisi Etkileşim . 2021; 0(8): 90 - 107. 10.32739/etkilesim.2021.4.8.139 |
| IEEE | Pierre M,GÜZEL M "A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE PUBLIC SPHERE IN THE DIGITAL AGE: THE CASE OF THE PETROCARIBE CHALLENGE MOVEMENT." Üsküdar Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Akademik Dergisi Etkileşim , 0, ss.90 - 107, 2021. 10.32739/etkilesim.2021.4.8.139 |
| ISNAD | Pierre, Marc-Henry - GÜZEL, MEHMET. "A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE PUBLIC SPHERE IN THE DIGITAL AGE: THE CASE OF THE PETROCARIBE CHALLENGE MOVEMENT". Üsküdar Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Akademik Dergisi Etkileşim 8 (2021), 90-107. https://doi.org/10.32739/etkilesim.2021.4.8.139 |
