Ferdinand Tsnnies on Public Opinion

This book presents, for the first time in English, selections from Ferdinand Tonnies' classic Kritik der offentlichen Meinung (Critique of Public Opinion). Communication scholars Hanno Hardt and Slavko Splichal give a brief history of public opinion and provide the translation and original analyses of Tonnies' work, situating it theoretically and historically.

Acknowledgments

vii

Foreword

1

(10)

Gary T. Marx

Part I: Introduction and Analyses

Defining Public Opinion in History

11

(38)

Slavko Splichal

Tonnies, Public Opinion, and the Public Sphere

49

(64)

Slavko Splichal

Hanno Hardt

Part II: Selections from Kritik der offentlichen Meinung

Introduction to the Translation

113

(4)

Opining and Opinion, Common Opinions

117

(8)

Public Opinion

125

(8)

Public Opinion and ``the'' Public Opinion

133

(44)

``The'' Public Opinion and Its Characteristics

177

(16)

Power As a Factor of ``the'' Public Opinion

193

(2)

``The'' Public Opinion As a Political Factor in the Life of the State

195

(6)

The Future of ``the'' Public Opinion

201

(6)

Notes and References Kritik der offentlichen Meinung

207

(4)

Index

211

(12)

About the Editors

223

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Ferdinand Tsnnies on Public Opinion Selections and Analyses

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