Edwards, L (2018) Public relations, voice and recognition: a case study. Media, Culture and Society, 40 (3). pp. 317-332. ISSN 0163-4437
Abstract
Public relations’ role in democracy is most often conceptualised as a distortion of public debate through the intrusion of vested interests in the public sphere. In this article, an alternative view of public relations is proposed, grounded in the work of Silverstone, Couldry and Honneth, as a tool through which spaces of appearance may be constructed for individuals within deliberative systems. The results of a pilot study conducted with one UK charity are presented, to explore how the use of public relations by marginalised young people allowed them to express voice, receive recognition and engage with others as citizens. The article concludes with a consideration of the limitations of the study and its implications for the role of public relations in democracy.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017, The Author(s). This is an author produced version of a paper published in Media, Culture & Society. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. |
Keywords: | Couldry; deliberative systems; democracy; Honneth; mediapolis; public relations; public relations; voice; youth |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Media & Communication (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 22 Feb 2017 11:00 |
Last Modified: | 11 May 2018 09:30 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0163443717705000 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:112657 |