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In the United States, the public sphere has traditionally been grounded in the local community, and there has always been a close association between public space and community space. In both theory and practice, local communities and the public networks within them have served as ‘schools for democracy,’ however partially at times.
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© 2007 Lewis A. Friedland and Christopher C. Long, with Yong Jun Shin and Nakho Kim
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Friedland, L.A., Long, C.C., Shin, Y.J., Kim, N. (2007). The Local Public Sphere as a Networked Space. In: Butsch, R. (eds) Media and Public Spheres. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230206359_4
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