public sphere

collocation in English

meaningsofpublicandsphere

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public
adjective
uk
/ˈpʌb.lɪk/
us
/ˈpʌb.lɪk/
relating to or involving people in general, rather than being limited to a particular group ...
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sphere
noun[C]
uk
/sfɪər/
us
/sfɪr/
an object shaped like a ...
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(Definition ofpublicandspherefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Men are managers of thepublicsphere, directing and performing those activities and guarding those spaces that affect the wellbeing of corporate groups.
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The inclusiveness of thepublicspheregreatly depended on the concept of public science current in a particular social setting, even though contested.
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On the one hand, the decision kept both the king and the masses out of thepublicsphere, guaranteeing thereby a measure of intellectual freedom.
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Within thepublicsphereideas became commodities and certainly had done so by the time period of this study.
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Unless a norm or an institutional arrangement in some way compensates for this asymmetry, there will be a bias towards overspending in thepublicsphere.
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She points to the limited nature of thepublicspherethat journals formed.
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On a second level, the disruption in memory extends well beyond the academic environment and produces concrete manifestations in thepublicsphere.
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This is then applied to consider in turn the nature of thepublicsphere, policy-making, policy implementation and societal incorporation.
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It is interesting to note that this progressive union was firmly focused on the urbanpublicsphere, and had no link with any particular hometown.
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Democratising thepublicsphereturned out to be a gradual process from within, encompassing a multitude of conflicts and setbacks.
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Thereby, they attempted to go beyond private interests and participate in the broader discursivepublicsphere.
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But the law merely calls on business to 'strive' or 'try hard' (tsutomeru) designed to keep disputes out of thepublicsphere.
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A sense of crossing a threshold from thepublicsphereof middle-class civilization to a more shadowy and less civilized world pervades the report.
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Political society rather than thepublicspheremay act as the driving force in attempts at changing prevailing political practices.
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Thepublicspherehad to create its own conditions by imposing regulations that would make the public meeting and its discussions possible and enjoyable.
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With the retreat of religious controversy from thepublicsphere, the crucial stumbling block for national\\state-wide educational provision was removed.
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Deliberation in thepublicspherecan result in 'social learning' and hence may help groups in conflict to soften or moderate their positions.
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Thirdly, as with the bourgeoispublicsphere, rock culture created its own spaces and its own infrastructure for the production and discussion of rock music.
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These theoretical considerations concerning language production processes and more careful screening procedures prompted us to focus on public discourse and thepublicsphere.
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