1st Edition
The Israeli Public Sphere from Phone-ins to Digital Commentary How Media Participation Shapes Political Discourse
By Gonen Dori-Hacohen
Copyright 2026
158 Pages
by
Routledge
158 Pages
by
Routledge
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This study examines the transformation of Israel's public sphere through two distinct communicative arenas: radio phone-ins and online commenting (Tokbek).
Using ethnomethodology and discourse analysis, the author reveals how these sites function as institutions where ordinary citizens engage with political topics, tracing a shift from rational community-based discussion to polarized... Read more
Preface
Chapter 1. Towards an Ethnomethodology of the Public Sphere
Chapter 2. The Phone-in and its Israeli Community
Chapter 3. Discussing Solvable Social Problems
Intermission: From Radio Phone-In to Tokbek
Chapter 4. The Tokbek and Non-Existing Identities
Chapter 5. Presenting Extreme Unreasonable Positions
Chapter 6. The Structural Deformation of the Israeli Public Sphere
PostScript: This Book and October 8th
References
Index
Biography
Gonen Dori-Hacohen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA.
