If the democratic politics aims people`swell-informed participation in determining the public destiny,then media to have importance as the medium for relationship between citizens and government.at the same timethis problematic arises that, especially with respect tothe media proliferation of the age ...
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If the democratic politics aims people`swell-informed participation in determining the public destiny,then media to have importance as the medium for relationship between citizens and government.at the same timethis problematic arises that, especially with respect tothe media proliferation of the age of cyberization of culture, whether the increasing virtualization of contemporary “life- world” will lead to a progressive politics focused on autonomy of the citizens, or,with respect to the informative impulsion of the age of cyber, to confusion and detachment of them and, even worse, a techno-electronic politics in controlling society. This paper is to explore the problematic taking advantage of structure/agent approach. Also, after exploring the two approaches, i.e. direct electronic democracy vs. the death of politics in the cyber culture, a conception of media-driven democracy as an alternative for the current democracy is presented. Ultimately, the media is likened to Janus with both positive and negative potentiality for democratic action
