Politics in the Public Sphere. The Power of Tiny Publics in Classical Sociology

The structure of society is shaped within small groups, a feature of social order that we have termed "tiny publics." These tiny publics provide the basis of collective action and political change. Yet, in current sociological theorizing this meso-level of analysis has often been downplaye...

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