Describe the role and function of the "public sphere" according to Jurgen Habermas and Nancy Fraser in the recent passing of "Marriage for All" legislation in France. How would these thinkers account for the emergence of the "Demonstrations for All" (Manif pour tous) movement?
(The demonstrators are actually wanting to form a political party)
Please use the texts in the links below:
Habermas:
http://pages.uoregon.edu/koopman/courses_readings/phil123-net/publicness/habermas_structural_trans_pub_sphere.pdf
Nancy Fraser:
http://www.apass.be/dpt/APT/3564-rethinking_the_public_sphere.pdf
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