Networked Anniversaries

Public Sphere and Feminist Communication Policies

Abstract

In this article we consider the 60th anniversary of the publication of Strukturwandel der Öffentlichkeit by Jürgen Habermas together with the 25th anniversary of the UN’s IV World Conference on Women and its Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, where the media are referred to as an area critical of concern. With this, we aim to address a set issues can help us to critically consider some of the reasons that can explain the limitations of progress of women towards the objectives of the Platform in the communication area, considering the changes in Habermas’ public sphere. The article will unfold by exploring two aspects: the constitution of the international public sphere and the role of the international institutions in decision-making; and the conditions underlying women’s political and social participation, as well the importance of public policies in digital media regulation.