The search of new public sphere in modern era

Modernity, led to variation and transformation of the public sphere as observed in various fields (thought, economy, social structure and political organization, etc.). When the aforesaid transformation is historically examined, it is clear that the difference between the public sphere and private sphere is not distinct anymore and the public man is imprisoned within the private sphere in modern times. More explicitly, modernity refers to the fall of the public man. Our contemporary world is marked by the search of alternative publicity. This thesis analyzes how the public sphere can be activated again within the theories of J. Habermas, R. Sennett and H. Arendt. It concludes that the opportunities provided by the developing technology in the world of media and communication are included in the agenda of the possibility of virtual publicity.