Opinião pública

Despite the late introduction of ‘public opinion’ into dictionaries, its use is documented back to the last quarter of the 18th century. In the communication standards set by the ‘Enlightened’ elites, the distance, very often in an anonymous fashion and the ethics of the commitment towards public in...

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Main Author: Ana Cristina Araújo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação de Actividades Científicas 2008-09-01
Series:Ler História
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/lerhistoria/2260
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description Despite the late introduction of ‘public opinion’ into dictionaries, its use is documented back to the last quarter of the 18th century. In the communication standards set by the ‘Enlightened’ elites, the distance, very often in an anonymous fashion and the ethics of the commitment towards public interests characterise the appearance of this invisible deliberative instance, conquering audiences, thanks to freedom of expression and to publicising from a distance. After de Peninsular War, following the Liberal Revolution in 1820, the different opinion makers’ struggle for independence takes place in the context of the separation of civil society from the State. The public sphere claims control over executives and parliaments. The protection of the freedom of the press, the existence of political parties, the publicity around parliament debates, the electoral process and the freedom of expression are, therefore, fundamental topics in the theorisation by Almeida Garrett of this new concept. Thanks to the press, the theatre, schools and the actions of influential civic associations, the strength of democratic propaganda became, later on, a synonym of the irrepressible power of public opinion.
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