The concept of public space before and after the change of paradigm: civil disobedience and rationality in the “second” Habermas.

Abstract

The present article analyzes the centrality of the concept of public sphere in the work of Jürgen Habermas, reviewing separately the two characteristic moments: the critical paradigm and the communicative paradigm. It corresponds to an investigation into the need to rethinking traditional views about the public and overcome the liberal budgets towards a redefinition of the concept that prioritizes its emancipatory potential.