2025
Hansen, Ejvind
Tavshedens opbyggelighed. En bog om at tie stille for at tale sammen Book
Multivers, København, 2025, ISBN: 978-87-7917-661-4.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: discourse analysis, dissemination, publicsphere, silence
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abstract = {TAVSHEDENS OPBYGGELIGHED handler om et paradoks: At nærvær og kommunikation forudsætter fravær og tavshed. I en stadigt mere larmende offentlighed slår bogen et slag for de pauser og pusterum, der gør vores samtaler meningsfulde og frie. Og for den frugtbare tavshed, som let kan overdøves i en kultur, hvor retten til at tale, ytringsfriheden, er den højest skattede værdi. I bogen foreslår Ejvind Hansen et supplement til ytringsfriheden: en tavshedsfrihed. Den skal få os til at værdsætte tavsheden og gøre os bedre til at holde pauser fra samtalen, lytte og tænke efter.
"Vi er dømt til tavshed, hvis vi vil sige noget. Men hvis vi bliver gode til at forstå dette, rummer dommen en invitation til frihed."},
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TAVSHEDENS OPBYGGELIGHED handler om et paradoks: At nærvær og kommunikation forudsætter fravær og tavshed. I en stadigt mere larmende offentlighed slår bogen et slag for de pauser og pusterum, der gør vores samtaler meningsfulde og frie. Og for den frugtbare tavshed, som let kan overdøves i en kultur, hvor retten til at tale, ytringsfriheden, er den højest skattede værdi. I bogen foreslår Ejvind Hansen et supplement til ytringsfriheden: en tavshedsfrihed. Den skal få os til at værdsætte tavsheden og gøre os bedre til at holde pauser fra samtalen, lytte og tænke efter.
"Vi er dømt til tavshed, hvis vi vil sige noget. Men hvis vi bliver gode til at forstå dette, rummer dommen en invitation til frihed."
"Vi er dømt til tavshed, hvis vi vil sige noget. Men hvis vi bliver gode til at forstå dette, rummer dommen en invitation til frihed."
Ejvind, Hansen
Jürgen Habermas Online
Tække, Jesper; Agger, Gunhild; Kristensen, Nete Nørgaard; Schrøder, Kim (Ed.): 2025, visited: 10.05.2025.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: academic, critique, dissemination, publicsphere
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2024
Hansen, Ejvind
Searching for the fourfold in critical discourse analysis Journal Article
In: Philosophy & Social Criticism, vol. 50, iss. 9, pp. 1335-1353, 2024, ISSN: 0191-4537.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: academic, critique, discourse analysis, publicsphere, silence
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title = {Searching for the fourfold in critical discourse analysis},
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http://uploads.ejvindh.net/Philosophy/PreprintGeviertInDiscourseanalysis.pdf
http://offentligheder.dk/diskursanalyse-af-tavsheden/},
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issn = {0191-4537},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-09-16},
urldate = {2022-12-13},
journal = {Philosophy & Social Criticism},
volume = {50},
issue = {9},
pages = {1335-1353},
abstract = {This article argues that late Heidegger’s analyses of the Fourfold can be used as a methodological starting point for discourse analyses. It argues that the Fourfold points out elements or foundations of discursive structures that orient us to differing, and to some extent opposing, directions that are at the same time mutually interdependent. A discursive analysis of how the Fourfold is at play in prevailing discursive exchanges and structures will thus be a matter of situating ourselves in a conceptual space beyond existing practices and structures, from which we get a picture of their inadequacies. As such, the article contributes to a critical understanding of discourse analysis. It will be argued that through understanding the Fourfold, we can better understand the problems with various aspects of ‘measuring’, which are founded upon the (concealed) instability of elements of the Fourfold – which shapes practical discursive engagements. By foregrounding this structural instability we can approach it critically. I demonstrate how this approach might be used in an analysis of a debate between Greta Thunberg and Bjørn Lomborg.},
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This article argues that late Heidegger’s analyses of the Fourfold can be used as a methodological starting point for discourse analyses. It argues that the Fourfold points out elements or foundations of discursive structures that orient us to differing, and to some extent opposing, directions that are at the same time mutually interdependent. A discursive analysis of how the Fourfold is at play in prevailing discursive exchanges and structures will thus be a matter of situating ourselves in a conceptual space beyond existing practices and structures, from which we get a picture of their inadequacies. As such, the article contributes to a critical understanding of discourse analysis. It will be argued that through understanding the Fourfold, we can better understand the problems with various aspects of ‘measuring’, which are founded upon the (concealed) instability of elements of the Fourfold – which shapes practical discursive engagements. By foregrounding this structural instability we can approach it critically. I demonstrate how this approach might be used in an analysis of a debate between Greta Thunberg and Bjørn Lomborg.
Hansen, Ejvind
Journalists Gaining Trust Through Silencing of the Self Journal Article
In: SATS – Northern European Journal of Philosophy, vol. 25, iss. 1, pp. 49-68, 2024, ISBN: 1869-7577.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: academic, critique, journalism, publicsphere, silence
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date = {2024-05-21},
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issue = {1},
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abstract = {Journalists depend on two vectors of trust: the trust invested in them by their sources, and the trust invested in them by their end-users. For many years, trust has become a key issue in the articulation of the journalistic profession. This paper distinguishes between two traditional approaches to earn public trust: either through an emphasis on the ideal of objectivity, or by a sort of showing one’s cards: an explicit declaration of one’s subjectivity. Through a reading of Løgstrup, Derrida, and Deleuze, we argue that both positions are inadequate solutions to the problem of trust. In as much as subjectivity is continuously negotiated in interaction with the unknown and the uncontrollable, the poles of objectivity and subjectivity cannot define the narrative event without each supplementing the other. To escape from this impasse, we suggest a third approach: a hospitable journalism characterized by a hospitable attitude towards the uncontrollable and the strange, or unknown, which operates to make the individual more aware of herself and her place in the world. This invitation happens through a silencing of the self.},
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Journalists depend on two vectors of trust: the trust invested in them by their sources, and the trust invested in them by their end-users. For many years, trust has become a key issue in the articulation of the journalistic profession. This paper distinguishes between two traditional approaches to earn public trust: either through an emphasis on the ideal of objectivity, or by a sort of showing one’s cards: an explicit declaration of one’s subjectivity. Through a reading of Løgstrup, Derrida, and Deleuze, we argue that both positions are inadequate solutions to the problem of trust. In as much as subjectivity is continuously negotiated in interaction with the unknown and the uncontrollable, the poles of objectivity and subjectivity cannot define the narrative event without each supplementing the other. To escape from this impasse, we suggest a third approach: a hospitable journalism characterized by a hospitable attitude towards the uncontrollable and the strange, or unknown, which operates to make the individual more aware of herself and her place in the world. This invitation happens through a silencing of the self.
Hansen, Ejvind
The fourth estate operating by means of silencing Journal Article
In: Journalism, vol. 25, iss. 1, pp. 141-157, 2024, ISBN: 1741-3001.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: academic, critique, journalism, publicsphere, silence
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title = {The fourth estate operating by means of silencing},
author = {Ejvind Hansen},
url = {http://uploads.ejvindh.net/Philosophy/PreprintJournalistsImposingSilence.pdf
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14648849221132601
http://offentligheder.dk/den-fjerde-statsmagt-som-udoever-af-tavshed/
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abstract = {The traditional foundation of the placed reserved for the Fourth Estate in democratic practice is under pressure. To revitalize this idea, a focus upon how journalists handle silence professionally is suggested. It is argued that it is important to bring out how the handling of silence is carried out, and to understand that silence is not only something to be avoided. Silence is of foundational importance for communicative significance to emerge. In a reading of Deleuze, Heidegger and Derrida, we argue for a model in which silence is necessary for significant communicative exchanges. We avoid thoughtlessness by allotting a function to silence; for communication requires not just information but a channel of silence, so to speak. It is, finally, argued that it is important not to expect the revealed forms of silence to be problematic. It is demonstrated that certain forms of silence can be analysed as democracy enhancing because they permit less heated exchanges that make room for thoughtful contemplation.},
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The traditional foundation of the placed reserved for the Fourth Estate in democratic practice is under pressure. To revitalize this idea, a focus upon how journalists handle silence professionally is suggested. It is argued that it is important to bring out how the handling of silence is carried out, and to understand that silence is not only something to be avoided. Silence is of foundational importance for communicative significance to emerge. In a reading of Deleuze, Heidegger and Derrida, we argue for a model in which silence is necessary for significant communicative exchanges. We avoid thoughtlessness by allotting a function to silence; for communication requires not just information but a channel of silence, so to speak. It is, finally, argued that it is important not to expect the revealed forms of silence to be problematic. It is demonstrated that certain forms of silence can be analysed as democracy enhancing because they permit less heated exchanges that make room for thoughtful contemplation.
2021
Hansen, Ejvind
The Freedom to Remain Silent. The Right to make Qualified Contributions to the Public Sphere Unpublished
2021.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: academic, aporias, critique, discourse analysis, freedom of expression, journalism, publicsphere, silence
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year = {2021},
date = {2021-10-12},
urldate = {2021-10-12},
abstract = {Manuscript handed in with the view to obtain the higher doctoral degree in philosophy (dr. phil -- comparable to the German "Habilitation"). Defended at Aarhus University on December 2023.
This book sets out to turn a centuries-old discussion about a particular aspect of democracy on its head. It has been commonplace since the Enlightenment and the emergence of rationalism to believe that some form of freedom of expression is the path to an enlightened public sphere. While accepting that this is the case, I wish to supplement this line of thought by adding its opposite into the mix. Just as dialogue and information are indispensable ingredients in a functioning democracy, I want to show that silence is also a fundamental prerequisite. With this in mind, I suggest that we supplement thinking about freedom of expression with similar deliberations about freedom of silence. In order to prepare the ground for this, the book sets out to bring forth the significance and importance of silence in the generation of communicative significance. This is done in a reading of Habermas, Heidegger, Derrida, Deleuze, Kierkegaard, (a.o.). In the second half of the book I show how silence can be used critically to create space for thoughtfulness in the democratic spheres that tend to be crowded with an overwhelming amount of discussion.},
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Manuscript handed in with the view to obtain the higher doctoral degree in philosophy (dr. phil -- comparable to the German "Habilitation"). Defended at Aarhus University on December 2023.
This book sets out to turn a centuries-old discussion about a particular aspect of democracy on its head. It has been commonplace since the Enlightenment and the emergence of rationalism to believe that some form of freedom of expression is the path to an enlightened public sphere. While accepting that this is the case, I wish to supplement this line of thought by adding its opposite into the mix. Just as dialogue and information are indispensable ingredients in a functioning democracy, I want to show that silence is also a fundamental prerequisite. With this in mind, I suggest that we supplement thinking about freedom of expression with similar deliberations about freedom of silence. In order to prepare the ground for this, the book sets out to bring forth the significance and importance of silence in the generation of communicative significance. This is done in a reading of Habermas, Heidegger, Derrida, Deleuze, Kierkegaard, (a.o.). In the second half of the book I show how silence can be used critically to create space for thoughtfulness in the democratic spheres that tend to be crowded with an overwhelming amount of discussion.
This book sets out to turn a centuries-old discussion about a particular aspect of democracy on its head. It has been commonplace since the Enlightenment and the emergence of rationalism to believe that some form of freedom of expression is the path to an enlightened public sphere. While accepting that this is the case, I wish to supplement this line of thought by adding its opposite into the mix. Just as dialogue and information are indispensable ingredients in a functioning democracy, I want to show that silence is also a fundamental prerequisite. With this in mind, I suggest that we supplement thinking about freedom of expression with similar deliberations about freedom of silence. In order to prepare the ground for this, the book sets out to bring forth the significance and importance of silence in the generation of communicative significance. This is done in a reading of Habermas, Heidegger, Derrida, Deleuze, Kierkegaard, (a.o.). In the second half of the book I show how silence can be used critically to create space for thoughtfulness in the democratic spheres that tend to be crowded with an overwhelming amount of discussion.
Hansen, Ejvind
Hvordan tavshedens aporier driver diskursanalysen ud af balance Journal Article
In: Paradoks.nu, 2021, ISSN: 2597-3185.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: academic, aporias, discourse analysis, publicsphere, silence
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title = {Hvordan tavshedens aporier driver diskursanalysen ud af balance},
author = {Ejvind Hansen},
url = {https://paradoks.nu/2021/09/23/hvordan-tavshedens-aporier-driver-diskursanalysen-ud-af-balance/
http://offentligheder.dk/den-fjerde-statsmagt-som-udoever-af-tavshed/},
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year = {2021},
date = {2021-09-23},
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abstract = {I denne artikel viser jeg, hvordan tavsheden kan bruges i kritisk diskursanalyse. Artiklen lægger sig i forlængelse af Faircloughs arbejde med at metodologisere diskursanalysen. Set fra et foucaultsk perspektiv er der ganske vist en række problemer ved dette, men jeg argumenterer for at et fokus på, hvordan tavshed spiller et rolle ind i diskurserne, kan afhjælpe nogle af de filosofiske bekymringer herved. En måde at håndtere udfordringerne er nemlig ved vedvarende at udfordre, nuancere og variere metoderne. I forlængelse af et længere forskningsprojekt, hvor jeg filosofisk opsøger måder, hvorpå tavshed er konstitutiv for diskursive praksisser i offentligheden, giver jeg et bud på, hvordan disse indsigter kan bringes i spil i en diskursanalytisk kontekst. Jeg argumenterer for, at fordelen ved at bringe et tavshedsfokus ind i den metodologiserede diskursanalyse er, at tavsheden i sig selv modsætter sig den fastfrysning, som ligger latent i metodologiseringen, fordi tavsheden peger ind i en aporetisk (uomgængelig og uløselig) problematik. Konkret viser jeg, hvordan en diskursanalytisk fokusering på aporetiske strukturer i vores begreber om legitimitet kan bruges til at opløse eller modificere eksisterende diskursive modstillinger. Min case er her en virtuel diskussion mellem Greta Thunberg og Pia Kjærsgaard.},
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I denne artikel viser jeg, hvordan tavsheden kan bruges i kritisk diskursanalyse. Artiklen lægger sig i forlængelse af Faircloughs arbejde med at metodologisere diskursanalysen. Set fra et foucaultsk perspektiv er der ganske vist en række problemer ved dette, men jeg argumenterer for at et fokus på, hvordan tavshed spiller et rolle ind i diskurserne, kan afhjælpe nogle af de filosofiske bekymringer herved. En måde at håndtere udfordringerne er nemlig ved vedvarende at udfordre, nuancere og variere metoderne. I forlængelse af et længere forskningsprojekt, hvor jeg filosofisk opsøger måder, hvorpå tavshed er konstitutiv for diskursive praksisser i offentligheden, giver jeg et bud på, hvordan disse indsigter kan bringes i spil i en diskursanalytisk kontekst. Jeg argumenterer for, at fordelen ved at bringe et tavshedsfokus ind i den metodologiserede diskursanalyse er, at tavsheden i sig selv modsætter sig den fastfrysning, som ligger latent i metodologiseringen, fordi tavsheden peger ind i en aporetisk (uomgængelig og uløselig) problematik. Konkret viser jeg, hvordan en diskursanalytisk fokusering på aporetiske strukturer i vores begreber om legitimitet kan bruges til at opløse eller modificere eksisterende diskursive modstillinger. Min case er her en virtuel diskussion mellem Greta Thunberg og Pia Kjærsgaard.
Hansen, Ejvind
Silence Outside the Repressive Paradigm: Silence as a Condition for Public Exchanges Journal Article
In: Critical Horizons, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 233-249, 2021.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: academic, publicsphere, silence
@article{Hansen2021a,
title = {Silence Outside the Repressive Paradigm: Silence as a Condition for Public Exchanges},
author = {Ejvind Hansen},
url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14409917.2021.1953747
http://uploads.ejvindh.net/Philosophy/Preprint_ConceptsOfSilence.pdf},
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year = {2021},
date = {2021-08-06},
urldate = {2021-08-06},
journal = {Critical Horizons},
volume = {22},
number = {3},
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abstract = {Silence is often considered under the sign of repression or oppression, and as such, the result of forces hostile to democracy. In this paper we will try to demystify that unilateral image of silence, reviving the dialectic between silence and democracy in which the former operates as a foundational precondition for exchanges in the democratic public spheres. An increased awareness of the structures of silence will help us reflect upon what remains external to ongoing public discourses. Through a reading of Deleuze, Foucault, Derrida and Heidegger, it will be shown that understanding silence not as the passive negative of speaking, but as an active form of reflection, will help us become aware of what is pre-emptively excluded from discursive exchanges. It is argued that an awareness of this kind of silence can help us reflect upon the structures of public discourses.},
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Silence is often considered under the sign of repression or oppression, and as such, the result of forces hostile to democracy. In this paper we will try to demystify that unilateral image of silence, reviving the dialectic between silence and democracy in which the former operates as a foundational precondition for exchanges in the democratic public spheres. An increased awareness of the structures of silence will help us reflect upon what remains external to ongoing public discourses. Through a reading of Deleuze, Foucault, Derrida and Heidegger, it will be shown that understanding silence not as the passive negative of speaking, but as an active form of reflection, will help us become aware of what is pre-emptively excluded from discursive exchanges. It is argued that an awareness of this kind of silence can help us reflect upon the structures of public discourses.
2020
Ejvind, Hansen
Sandheden som en udfordring af det liberale demokrati Journal Article
In: Res Cogitans - Journal of Philosophy, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 1-23, 2020, ISSN: 1603-8509.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: academic, publicsphere
@article{Hansen2020,
title = {Sandheden som en udfordring af det liberale demokrati},
author = {Hansen Ejvind},
url = {https://tidsskrift.dk/res_cogitans/article/view/120035
http://offentligheder.dk/fake-news-holder-os-fanget-i-os-selv/},
doi = {10.7146/rc.14120035},
issn = {1603-8509},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-05-05},
urldate = {2020-05-05},
journal = {Res Cogitans - Journal of Philosophy},
volume = {14},
number = {1},
pages = {1-23},
abstract = {Begrebet “fake news” spiller i disse år en stor rolle i italesættelsen af forholdet mellem medier og demokrati. Jeg vil i denne artikel gennem en sammenstilling af Arendt, Habermas og Badious teorier om sandheden og dens rolle ind i den offentlige debat argumentere for, at det største problem ved fænomenets fremkomst ikke er, at folk kommer til at mangle oplysning. Problemet er derimod, at fake news ikke udfordrer os. Problemet med fake news er grundlæggende, at de bekræfter os i de opfattelser, som vi har på forhånd, og dermed bliver vi i sidste ende begrænset af den allerede eksisterende tænkning.},
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Begrebet “fake news” spiller i disse år en stor rolle i italesættelsen af forholdet mellem medier og demokrati. Jeg vil i denne artikel gennem en sammenstilling af Arendt, Habermas og Badious teorier om sandheden og dens rolle ind i den offentlige debat argumentere for, at det største problem ved fænomenets fremkomst ikke er, at folk kommer til at mangle oplysning. Problemet er derimod, at fake news ikke udfordrer os. Problemet med fake news er grundlæggende, at de bekræfter os i de opfattelser, som vi har på forhånd, og dermed bliver vi i sidste ende begrænset af den allerede eksisterende tænkning.
2019
Hansen, Ejvind; Jørndrup, Hanne
Redaktionelt forord Journal Article
In: Journalistica - Tidsskrift for forskning i journalistik, vol. 1, pp. 4-5, 2019, ISBN: 1904-7967.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: academic, journalism, publicsphere
@article{Hansen2019,
title = {Redaktionelt forord},
author = {Ejvind Hansen and Hanne Jørndrup},
editor = {Ejvind Hansen and Hanne Jørndrup},
url = {https://tidsskrift.dk/journalistica/issue/view/8209},
isbn = {1904-7967},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-05-02},
journal = {Journalistica - Tidsskrift for forskning i journalistik},
volume = {1},
pages = {4-5},
keywords = {academic, journalism, publicsphere},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
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2018
Hansen, Ejvind
The Fourth Estate: the Construction and Place of Silence in the Public Sphere Journal Article
In: Philosophy & Social Criticism, vol. 44, no. 10, pp. 1071–1089, 2018, ISSN: 0191-4537.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: academic, aporias, critique, journalism, publicsphere, silence
@article{Hansen2018c,
title = {The Fourth Estate: the Construction and Place of Silence in the Public Sphere},
author = {Ejvind Hansen},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/0191453718797991
http://offentligheder.dk/for-lidt-tavshed-i-offentligheden/
http://uploads.ejvindh.net/Philosophy/Preprint_SilenceAndDeliberation.pdf},
doi = {10.1177/0191453718797991},
issn = {0191-4537},
year = {2018},
date = {2018-11-21},
journal = {Philosophy & Social Criticism},
volume = {44},
number = {10},
pages = {1071–1089},
abstract = {The main narratives of prevailing ideas of the Fourth Estate were articulated in the era of traditional mass media, and these traditional narratives are challenged by the changing media landscapes. This raises the question whether traditional narratives of the Fourth Estate should be maintained. We will argue – through a close reading of Derrida’s reflections on the relationship between communicative significance and silence, combined with a deliberative ideal for democracy – that the new structures of communication call for a Fourth Estate that focuses on creating spaces for flexible structures of silence in the public sphere. The Fourth Estate has an obvious assignment of counteracting problematic structures of silence (if certain important voices are not being heard). In this paper we will, however, bring out assignments of creating spaces of silence in the public sphere: By (a) silencing certain dominant voices, (b) making room for an increased lack of answers, and (c) creating an awareness of the insufficiencies of the public spheres.},
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The main narratives of prevailing ideas of the Fourth Estate were articulated in the era of traditional mass media, and these traditional narratives are challenged by the changing media landscapes. This raises the question whether traditional narratives of the Fourth Estate should be maintained. We will argue – through a close reading of Derrida’s reflections on the relationship between communicative significance and silence, combined with a deliberative ideal for democracy – that the new structures of communication call for a Fourth Estate that focuses on creating spaces for flexible structures of silence in the public sphere. The Fourth Estate has an obvious assignment of counteracting problematic structures of silence (if certain important voices are not being heard). In this paper we will, however, bring out assignments of creating spaces of silence in the public sphere: By (a) silencing certain dominant voices, (b) making room for an increased lack of answers, and (c) creating an awareness of the insufficiencies of the public spheres.
Hansen, Ejvind
Deliberation and Forgiveness in the Public Sphere Journal Article
In: Critical Horizons. A Journal of Philosophy and Social Theory, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 49-66, 2018.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: academic, aporias, critique, forgiving, publicsphere
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abstract = {A common objection to the argument for deliberative democracy is that it cannot provide mechanisms for achieving its ideal of all-inclusiveness. This does, however, not in itself refute the deliberative ideal. In a reading of Hannah Arendt and Jacques Derrida’s writings on forgiveness, we argue that forgiving involves a renegotiation of our enemies and of ourselves. Hereby a renegotiation of the seemingly unbridgeable understandings of who our enemies are can be achieved. Forgiving involves a realisation that we have something in common with our foes. This opens the question: Why did our paths separate? We become puzzled and start to search for reasons. This does not mean that we have to accept ways of life that we detest. But it does mean that we need to be able to articulate counter arguments. Hereby limitations of prevailing understandings of who to include in deliberative processes can be overcome.},
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A common objection to the argument for deliberative democracy is that it cannot provide mechanisms for achieving its ideal of all-inclusiveness. This does, however, not in itself refute the deliberative ideal. In a reading of Hannah Arendt and Jacques Derrida’s writings on forgiveness, we argue that forgiving involves a renegotiation of our enemies and of ourselves. Hereby a renegotiation of the seemingly unbridgeable understandings of who our enemies are can be achieved. Forgiving involves a realisation that we have something in common with our foes. This opens the question: Why did our paths separate? We become puzzled and start to search for reasons. This does not mean that we have to accept ways of life that we detest. But it does mean that we need to be able to articulate counter arguments. Hereby limitations of prevailing understandings of who to include in deliberative processes can be overcome.
Hansen, Ejvind
Aporias of courage and the freedom of expression Journal Article
In: Philosophy & Social Criticism, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 100-117, 2018, ISSN: 0191-4537.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: academic, aporias, courage, freedom of expression, publicsphere
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In this article we will suggest that the traditional account of the freedom of expression needs revision. The emergence of Internet media has shown that the traditional ideal of a plurality of voices does not in itself lead to fruitful public spheres. Inspired by Foucault’s interpretation of the Greek concept parrhesia we suggest that the plurality of voices should be supplemented with an ideal of courageous truth-telling. We will furthermore argue that the notion of courage has two dimensions that should be taken into account. On the one hand a Derridean reading of courage brings out a disruptive and aporetic feature of courage. On the other hand, courage also needs to be articulated through some kind of goal, which in a public setting calls for a deliberative dimension. We conclude by suggesting that public spheres with courageous truth-telling will facilitate societies in which strong voices and opinions are continuously challenged by less strong voices.
2017
Hansen, Ejvind
Tal! – sammen Book
Forlaget Mindspace, 2017, ISBN: 978-87-93535-16-9.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: academic, aporias, courage, critique, dissemination, forgiving, freedom of expression, publicsphere, silence
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date = {2017-11-08},
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abstract = {Samtaler skaber og ødelægger liv. Samtaler åbner for verden ved at lukke for den. For at kunne samtale er vi nødt til dyrke tavsheden. Vi kan kun sikre ytringsfriheden ved at begrænse den.
Tal! - sammen handler om sådanne paradokser i samtaler, som vi ikke kan løse, men som vi alligevel må forsøge at løsne op for. Ved at forstå hvordan vi kan begrunde vores talehandlinger og talefrihed, kan vi se, hvilken magt talen har og hvordan vi kan blive bedre til at tale på en måde, der åbner for rummelige fællesskaber, hvor flest muligt har indflydelse, og hvor vi gennem vores forskellighed udfordrer hinanden til en bred, nysgerrig og nuanceret forståelse af forhold i verden.
Den gode samtale forudsætter, at vi lærer at reflektere over samtalens grænser og indimellem at holde mund.
Bogen er en let tilgængelig introduktion til samtalens betingelser og henvender sig til studerende og professionelle, der arbejder med kommunikation.},
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Samtaler skaber og ødelægger liv. Samtaler åbner for verden ved at lukke for den. For at kunne samtale er vi nødt til dyrke tavsheden. Vi kan kun sikre ytringsfriheden ved at begrænse den.
Tal! - sammen handler om sådanne paradokser i samtaler, som vi ikke kan løse, men som vi alligevel må forsøge at løsne op for. Ved at forstå hvordan vi kan begrunde vores talehandlinger og talefrihed, kan vi se, hvilken magt talen har og hvordan vi kan blive bedre til at tale på en måde, der åbner for rummelige fællesskaber, hvor flest muligt har indflydelse, og hvor vi gennem vores forskellighed udfordrer hinanden til en bred, nysgerrig og nuanceret forståelse af forhold i verden.
Den gode samtale forudsætter, at vi lærer at reflektere over samtalens grænser og indimellem at holde mund.
Bogen er en let tilgængelig introduktion til samtalens betingelser og henvender sig til studerende og professionelle, der arbejder med kommunikation.
Tal! - sammen handler om sådanne paradokser i samtaler, som vi ikke kan løse, men som vi alligevel må forsøge at løsne op for. Ved at forstå hvordan vi kan begrunde vores talehandlinger og talefrihed, kan vi se, hvilken magt talen har og hvordan vi kan blive bedre til at tale på en måde, der åbner for rummelige fællesskaber, hvor flest muligt har indflydelse, og hvor vi gennem vores forskellighed udfordrer hinanden til en bred, nysgerrig og nuanceret forståelse af forhold i verden.
Den gode samtale forudsætter, at vi lærer at reflektere over samtalens grænser og indimellem at holde mund.
Bogen er en let tilgængelig introduktion til samtalens betingelser og henvender sig til studerende og professionelle, der arbejder med kommunikation.
2016
Hansen, Ejvind
Media Freedom as a Fundamental Right, Jan Oster (2015) Journal Article
In: Empedocles: European Journal for the Philosophy of Communication, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 99-102, 2016.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: academic, freedom of expression, publicsphere
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abstract = {Book review of Jan Osters book: Media Freedom as a Fundamental Right. Jan Oster (2015), Cambridge MA: Cambridge University Press, 338 pp.,
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Book review of Jan Osters book: Media Freedom as a Fundamental Right. Jan Oster (2015), Cambridge MA: Cambridge University Press, 338 pp.,
ISBN: 9781107098954, h/bk, £79.99.
ISBN: 9781107098954, h/bk, £79.99.
Hansen, Ejvind
Forlaget Philosophia, Aarhus, 2016, ISBN: 978-87-93041-31-8.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: academic, dissemination, forgiving, freedom of expression, journalism, publicsphere
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year = {2016},
date = {2016-01-14},
urldate = {2016-01-14},
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address = {Aarhus},
abstract = {Ytringsfriheden handler bl.a. om at kunne gøre grin med magthaverne. Ytringsfriheden handler også om at bygge bro mellem medborgere. Det kan vi gøre, når vi griner sammen, i stedet for at grine af hinanden.
Den første forside på satiremagasinet Charlie Hebdo efter terroranslaget mod bladets medarbejdere kan lære os dette. På forsiden græder Muhammed og tilgiver terroristerne, men vil hellere grine med dem, som de var, da de var børn, der selv kunne lave sjove tegninger.
Kan vi, og skal vi, lære at grine med terroristernes familie, venner og trosfæller? Det argumenterer Ejvind Hansen, Forskningsleder i Journalistisk filosofi, for i denne bog!},
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Ytringsfriheden handler bl.a. om at kunne gøre grin med magthaverne. Ytringsfriheden handler også om at bygge bro mellem medborgere. Det kan vi gøre, når vi griner sammen, i stedet for at grine af hinanden.
Den første forside på satiremagasinet Charlie Hebdo efter terroranslaget mod bladets medarbejdere kan lære os dette. På forsiden græder Muhammed og tilgiver terroristerne, men vil hellere grine med dem, som de var, da de var børn, der selv kunne lave sjove tegninger.
Kan vi, og skal vi, lære at grine med terroristernes familie, venner og trosfæller? Det argumenterer Ejvind Hansen, Forskningsleder i Journalistisk filosofi, for i denne bog!
Den første forside på satiremagasinet Charlie Hebdo efter terroranslaget mod bladets medarbejdere kan lære os dette. På forsiden græder Muhammed og tilgiver terroristerne, men vil hellere grine med dem, som de var, da de var børn, der selv kunne lave sjove tegninger.
Kan vi, og skal vi, lære at grine med terroristernes familie, venner og trosfæller? Det argumenterer Ejvind Hansen, Forskningsleder i Journalistisk filosofi, for i denne bog!
2015
Hansen, Ejvind
Journalistik som en hermeneutisk og dekonstruktiv intervention i den distribuerede offentlighed Journal Article
In: Journalistica - Tidsskrift for forskning i journalistik, no. 1, pp. 96-115, 2015, ISSN: 1904-7967.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: academic, critique, discourse analysis, publicsphere
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date = {2015-12-30},
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abstract = {Internettet har sat nye betingelser for den demokratiske offentlighed. Den journalistiske praksis er født ind i nogle opgaver, der opstod sammen med massemediernes fremkomst. I takt med at de traditionelle massemedier (tryk, radio, tv) afløses af internetmedier, rejser spørgsmålet sig, om vi stadig har brug for journalistikken. Jeg vil argumentere for, at der i forhold til idealer om en deliberativ offentlighed ligger tre overordnede journalistiske opgaver: (a) traditionelle opgaver som formidling, efterforskning og kritik; (b) moderation af dialoger (sikre en passende diversitet mellem de talende); (c) moderation af tavshed (give stemme til de tavse interesser i samfundet).},
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Internettet har sat nye betingelser for den demokratiske offentlighed. Den journalistiske praksis er født ind i nogle opgaver, der opstod sammen med massemediernes fremkomst. I takt med at de traditionelle massemedier (tryk, radio, tv) afløses af internetmedier, rejser spørgsmålet sig, om vi stadig har brug for journalistikken. Jeg vil argumentere for, at der i forhold til idealer om en deliberativ offentlighed ligger tre overordnede journalistiske opgaver: (a) traditionelle opgaver som formidling, efterforskning og kritik; (b) moderation af dialoger (sikre en passende diversitet mellem de talende); (c) moderation af tavshed (give stemme til de tavse interesser i samfundet).
Hansen, Ejvind
The Positive Freedom of the Public Sphere.: The need for courageous truth-tellers Journal Article
In: Journalism Studies, vol. 16, no. 6, pp. 767–781, 2015.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: academic, courage, freedom of expression, internet, publicsphere
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title = {The Positive Freedom of the Public Sphere.: The need for courageous truth-tellers},
author = { Ejvind Hansen},
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year = {2015},
date = {2015-01-01},
journal = {Journalism Studies},
volume = {16},
number = {6},
pages = {767--781},
abstract = {The relationship between democracy and the media since the appearance of Habermas' major texts in the 1960s has been articulated through theories of the public sphere. The structure of the public sphere is significantly influenced by the communicative media, and the emergence of the internet thus calls for new reflections on the possible relationship between media, public sphere and democracy. This paper argues that we should change the questions that are raised when we try to assess the public sphere. It is argued that the traditional (Enlightenment) focus upon negative liberties and the truth-value of utterances is not adequate. Negative freedom and truth are certainly important in the public sphere, because they are necessary conditions for taking a qualified stance towards the challenges that we face. It is, however, important also to reflect on what negative liberties are used for—which kinds of truths are articulated in public discussions. To answer this question it is argued that it is important to distinguish between affirmative truths and liberating truths (based on courage), the latter being what is required in democratic dialogues.},
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The relationship between democracy and the media since the appearance of Habermas' major texts in the 1960s has been articulated through theories of the public sphere. The structure of the public sphere is significantly influenced by the communicative media, and the emergence of the internet thus calls for new reflections on the possible relationship between media, public sphere and democracy. This paper argues that we should change the questions that are raised when we try to assess the public sphere. It is argued that the traditional (Enlightenment) focus upon negative liberties and the truth-value of utterances is not adequate. Negative freedom and truth are certainly important in the public sphere, because they are necessary conditions for taking a qualified stance towards the challenges that we face. It is, however, important also to reflect on what negative liberties are used for—which kinds of truths are articulated in public discussions. To answer this question it is argued that it is important to distinguish between affirmative truths and liberating truths (based on courage), the latter being what is required in democratic dialogues.
2014
Hansen, Ejvind
Can the Ethics of the Fourth Estate Persevere in a Global Age? Book Section
In: Wyatt, Wendy (Ed.): The Ethics of Journalism: Individual, Cultural and Institutional Influences, pp. 229–244, IB Tauris, London, 2014, ISBN: 9781780766744.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: academic, ethics, publicsphere
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https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/our-research/ethics-journalism
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abstract = {Due to the development of transnational communicative and economic structures, nation states are increasingly unable to be the starting point for journalistic regulation. In this chapter, therefore, I raise the question whether it is possible – and desirable – to have transnational rules for ethically good journalism. I argue that ethical evaluations should focus upon the meeting between normative ideals and factual realities. This meeting is always open because ideals can challenge reality, just as reality can challenge ideals. Ethical questions are thus always raising a fundamental “maybe”. Traditionally the ideals of journalists have been articulated in close affiliation with ideas of the Fourth Estate. However, due to our globalised communicative structure, this articulation is in need of revision. I argue that the ethical requests change because the structure of Internet-based publics changes. Departing from this situation I suggest that journalistic products are ethically urgent insofar as they both bring communities together and give voice to the inarticulate or voiceless. I argue that in order to substantiate this approach it is important to articulate rules, because rules further the possibility of deliberating disagreements. The notion of deliberating disagreement is at the core of ethical discussions. I suggest that Habermas’ discourse ethics account may serve as a starting point for articulating a robust body of journalistic ethics. However, two moderations are important: On one hand, the rules and codes should be articulated against a “globalised we”, rather than against the nation state. On the other hand, it is important to realise that the rules do not robustly prescribe what to do. They should serve as a starting point for articulating and discussing disagreements. The openness of the global “maybe” does not call for global agreement but rather for the possibility of discussing disagreements.},
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Due to the development of transnational communicative and economic structures, nation states are increasingly unable to be the starting point for journalistic regulation. In this chapter, therefore, I raise the question whether it is possible – and desirable – to have transnational rules for ethically good journalism. I argue that ethical evaluations should focus upon the meeting between normative ideals and factual realities. This meeting is always open because ideals can challenge reality, just as reality can challenge ideals. Ethical questions are thus always raising a fundamental “maybe”. Traditionally the ideals of journalists have been articulated in close affiliation with ideas of the Fourth Estate. However, due to our globalised communicative structure, this articulation is in need of revision. I argue that the ethical requests change because the structure of Internet-based publics changes. Departing from this situation I suggest that journalistic products are ethically urgent insofar as they both bring communities together and give voice to the inarticulate or voiceless. I argue that in order to substantiate this approach it is important to articulate rules, because rules further the possibility of deliberating disagreements. The notion of deliberating disagreement is at the core of ethical discussions. I suggest that Habermas’ discourse ethics account may serve as a starting point for articulating a robust body of journalistic ethics. However, two moderations are important: On one hand, the rules and codes should be articulated against a “globalised we”, rather than against the nation state. On the other hand, it is important to realise that the rules do not robustly prescribe what to do. They should serve as a starting point for articulating and discussing disagreements. The openness of the global “maybe” does not call for global agreement but rather for the possibility of discussing disagreements.
Hansen, Ejvind
Vi glemmer, hvad de kan... Journal Article
In: Uden for nummer, vol. 29, pp. 34–39, 2014.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: academic, discourse analysis, publicsphere
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abstract = {I denne artikel viser jeg, hvordan de mennesker, som socialrådgiverne arbejder med, italesættes i lederen i fagbladet Socialrådgiveren. Gennem en diskursanalyse bliver det godtgjort, at disse mennesker generelt italesættes som mennesker, der har brug for hjælp. Det er der gode faglige og politiske grunde til. En videre refleksion viser imidlertid, at en negativ side-effekt af denne vinkling er, at disse mennesker i offentligheden mister legitimitet og værdighed. Socialrådgiveren kunne her potentielt vinde en ny og vigtig rolle i at vise omverden, at folk med hjælp behov også kan være en ressource for samfundet.},
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I denne artikel viser jeg, hvordan de mennesker, som socialrådgiverne arbejder med, italesættes i lederen i fagbladet Socialrådgiveren. Gennem en diskursanalyse bliver det godtgjort, at disse mennesker generelt italesættes som mennesker, der har brug for hjælp. Det er der gode faglige og politiske grunde til. En videre refleksion viser imidlertid, at en negativ side-effekt af denne vinkling er, at disse mennesker i offentligheden mister legitimitet og værdighed. Socialrådgiveren kunne her potentielt vinde en ny og vigtig rolle i at vise omverden, at folk med hjælp behov også kan være en ressource for samfundet.
2013
Hansen, Ejvind
Aporias of Digital Journalism Journal Article
In: Journalism: Theory, Practice & Criticism, vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 678–694, 2013.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: academic, aporias, internet, journalism, publicsphere
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abstract = {The internet poses, in certain ways, a problem for journalists: on the one hand, it is evidently a marvellous tool for investigative work, for the rapid dissemination of information, and for creating new news platforms with new constituencies; on the other hand, these constituencies, habituated to the real time coordinates of internet communication, are impatient with the old rhythms of the news cycle, and impatient with forms of journalistic authority that were formed in the era of one-way mass medias. The very status of the journalist as reporter or opinion maker has been put into question as the bar to entry for creating a mass media audience has lowered dramatically – which was first noticed when bloggers of all types rose to prominence. This article presents an account of journalism that relates thematically to the idea that the future of journalism lies primarily in the journalist as editor, moderator and curator. We suggest, however, that these accounts need a twist in order to incorporate the critical ethos of journalism. Journalists should not be thought of merely as those who edit, moderate and curate already ongoing dialogues. Journalists should also help to show the blank spots of ongoing dialogues, in order to make the silent voices heard. Journalists should facilitate an awareness of which voices are not heard in the ongoing dialogues. To show this, we articulate a Derridean deconstruction of the situation of journalists, hereby showing that the founding aporias of journalism (the aporia of giving and denying voices) have been replaced by an aporia of giving and denying room for dialogue.},
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The internet poses, in certain ways, a problem for journalists: on the one hand, it is evidently a marvellous tool for investigative work, for the rapid dissemination of information, and for creating new news platforms with new constituencies; on the other hand, these constituencies, habituated to the real time coordinates of internet communication, are impatient with the old rhythms of the news cycle, and impatient with forms of journalistic authority that were formed in the era of one-way mass medias. The very status of the journalist as reporter or opinion maker has been put into question as the bar to entry for creating a mass media audience has lowered dramatically – which was first noticed when bloggers of all types rose to prominence. This article presents an account of journalism that relates thematically to the idea that the future of journalism lies primarily in the journalist as editor, moderator and curator. We suggest, however, that these accounts need a twist in order to incorporate the critical ethos of journalism. Journalists should not be thought of merely as those who edit, moderate and curate already ongoing dialogues. Journalists should also help to show the blank spots of ongoing dialogues, in order to make the silent voices heard. Journalists should facilitate an awareness of which voices are not heard in the ongoing dialogues. To show this, we articulate a Derridean deconstruction of the situation of journalists, hereby showing that the founding aporias of journalism (the aporia of giving and denying voices) have been replaced by an aporia of giving and denying room for dialogue.
Hansen, Ejvind
Den uregerlige ytringsfrihed: Et bud på, hvordan vi bedst begrænser ytringsfriheden i dag Book Section
In: Hansen, Ejvind (Ed.): Ytringsfriheden til forhandling - ytringsfrihedens betingelser og udfordringer i det 21. århundrede, pp. 201–222, Hans Reitzels Forlag, København, 2013.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: academic, dissemination, freedom of expression, publicsphere
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Hansen, Ejvind
Indledning Book Section
In: Hansen, Ejvind (Ed.): Ytringsfriheden til forhandling - ytringsfrihedens betingelser og udfordringer i det 21. århundrede, pp. 17–25, Hans Reitzels Forlag, København, 2013.
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Hansen, Ejvind
Ytringsfriheden til forhandling. Ytringsfrihedens betingelser og udfordringer i det 21. århundrede Book
Hans Reitzels Forlag, København, 2013.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: academic, dissemination, freedom of expression, publicsphere
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abstract = {Hvilken rolle spiller ytringsfriheden i dag, og hvilke grænser findes der for ytringsfriheden? Både formelle og uformelle? Bogens målsætning er at nytænke ytringsfrihedens problemstillinger og få rusket op i en faglig diskussion af ytringsfriheden. En diskussion af ytringsfriheden kan aldrig stoppe ved blot at konstatere, at ytringsfriheden er hellig og dermed skal være ubegrænset, for der findes altid grænser for ytringsfriheden. Ytringsfriheden til forhandling behandler ytringsfriheden gennem otte kapitler og demonstrerer, hvordan ytringsfriheden er begrænset i forskellige kontekster såvel offentlige som private. Med bidrag af Ejvind Hansen, Lars Bjerg, Peter Bro, Michael Ejstrup, Oluf Jørgensen, Henrik Reintoft Christensen, Roger Buch, Flemming Svith og Lisa S. Villadsen. Forord ved Per Stig Møller.},
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Hvilken rolle spiller ytringsfriheden i dag, og hvilke grænser findes der for ytringsfriheden? Både formelle og uformelle? Bogens målsætning er at nytænke ytringsfrihedens problemstillinger og få rusket op i en faglig diskussion af ytringsfriheden. En diskussion af ytringsfriheden kan aldrig stoppe ved blot at konstatere, at ytringsfriheden er hellig og dermed skal være ubegrænset, for der findes altid grænser for ytringsfriheden. Ytringsfriheden til forhandling behandler ytringsfriheden gennem otte kapitler og demonstrerer, hvordan ytringsfriheden er begrænset i forskellige kontekster såvel offentlige som private. Med bidrag af Ejvind Hansen, Lars Bjerg, Peter Bro, Michael Ejstrup, Oluf Jørgensen, Henrik Reintoft Christensen, Roger Buch, Flemming Svith og Lisa S. Villadsen. Forord ved Per Stig Møller.
2012
Hansen, Ejvind
Freedom of Expression in Distributed Networks Journal Article
In: tripleC - Cognition, Communication, Co-operation, no. 10.2, pp. 741–751, 2012.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: academic, freedom of expression, internet, publicsphere
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abstract = {This paper proposes the following question: Is it possible to transfer human rights like the freedom of expression – or at least to preserve the formal protections guarding speech acts from arbitrary suppression – in a post-national setting? The question arises as an urgent matter in the context of our global system of connected markets and distributed telecommunications networks – the Internet – since, as many academics and policy makers have noted, the two tend to undermine nationals boundaries, putting into question the power of individual states to continue function as the traditional legal and identity-generating entities of last resort. If this analysis is reliable the dialectical union between the autonomous individual citizen and the legally regulated nation state is broken. In this paper I will draw the consequences of that supposed break, exploring the question of the extent to which it makes sense to accord “rights” – freedom of expression – to entities that are not classical autonomous humans, and to confer them by entities that no longer bear the marks of nation-state sovereignty. The question thus is: Is it possible to transfer the normative approach of the classic liberal nation states into a global system? The paper explores this question through an elaboration of problems for the preservation of the human right to freedom of expression: On the one hand communication on the Internet is regulated by an immense legal body, but on the other hand, the machinery for enforcement controlled by this legal body is dependent on various agencies that don’t necessarily recognize its legitimacy. I will then explore whether a more technologically oriented approach could be a more fruitful approach in defining the actual limitations to freedom of expression in the new global system. My answer is that ultimately the control paradigm fails, because it is too clumsy at incorporating self-correcting measures. Thirdly, I suggest that the best solution to the challenges to freedom of expression in the global system must be a Global Government of the Internet, a government that is defined by (i) democratic elections, (ii) a constitutional body, and (iii) deliberative institutions.},
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This paper proposes the following question: Is it possible to transfer human rights like the freedom of expression – or at least to preserve the formal protections guarding speech acts from arbitrary suppression – in a post-national setting? The question arises as an urgent matter in the context of our global system of connected markets and distributed telecommunications networks – the Internet – since, as many academics and policy makers have noted, the two tend to undermine nationals boundaries, putting into question the power of individual states to continue function as the traditional legal and identity-generating entities of last resort. If this analysis is reliable the dialectical union between the autonomous individual citizen and the legally regulated nation state is broken. In this paper I will draw the consequences of that supposed break, exploring the question of the extent to which it makes sense to accord “rights” – freedom of expression – to entities that are not classical autonomous humans, and to confer them by entities that no longer bear the marks of nation-state sovereignty. The question thus is: Is it possible to transfer the normative approach of the classic liberal nation states into a global system? The paper explores this question through an elaboration of problems for the preservation of the human right to freedom of expression: On the one hand communication on the Internet is regulated by an immense legal body, but on the other hand, the machinery for enforcement controlled by this legal body is dependent on various agencies that don’t necessarily recognize its legitimacy. I will then explore whether a more technologically oriented approach could be a more fruitful approach in defining the actual limitations to freedom of expression in the new global system. My answer is that ultimately the control paradigm fails, because it is too clumsy at incorporating self-correcting measures. Thirdly, I suggest that the best solution to the challenges to freedom of expression in the global system must be a Global Government of the Internet, a government that is defined by (i) democratic elections, (ii) a constitutional body, and (iii) deliberative institutions.
Hansen, Ejvind
Mobile distribuerede offentligheder Book Section
In: Brynskov, Martin; Kabel, Lars; Halskov, Kim (Ed.): Byens digitale liv. Digital Urban Living, pp. 150–159, Forlaget Ajour, Aarhus, 2012.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: academic, dissemination, internet, mobile media, publicsphere
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Den offentlige sfære er på forskellig vis formet efter de teknologier, som ligger til grund for kommunikationen. Spillereglerne for at agere i en offentlig sfære er forskellige alt efter om den offentlige sfære bæres af umedieret tale, trykte papirmedier (så som bogen og avisen), æterbårne analoge massemedier (f.eks. radio og TV) eller distribuerede digitale netværk som internettet. En ny accentuering af denne pointe trænger sig på i takt med den stadige strøm af små revolutioner på mediefronten. Betegnelsen “nye medier” har gennem de seneste 20 år primært været reserveret internet-bårne medier. I disse år ser vi imidlertid fremkomsten af nogle internet-bårne medier, der på væsentlige punkter kan have potentialet til igen at ændre den kommunikative offentlighed. Internettet er med andre ord ved at blive mobilt. Jeg vil i denne artikel reflektere over, hvilke implikationer dét kan have for offentligheden.
2011
Hansen, Ejvind
Den dialog-udfordrende journalist Book Section
In: Buch, Roger (Ed.): Forandringens journalistik. 40 års tilbageblik, pp. 97–117, Forlaget Ajour, Aarhus, 2011, ISBN: 978-87-92816-03-0.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: academic, aporias, critique, dissemination, ethics, journalism, publicsphere
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Da lovforslaget om “Danmarks Journalisthøjskole og Institut for Presseforskning” blev vedtaget i 1970 og realiseret i 1971, blev journalistikkens rolle i samfundet kodificeret. I de samme år fandt imidlertid også en kommunikationsteknologisk revolution sted, som på sigt kom til at etablere en udfordring i den journalistiske selvforståelse. Betydningen af disse hændelser og opfindelser kunne man ikke forudse i 1971, men fra 40-års perspektivet etablerer dannelsen af Journalisthøjskolen og Internettets fremvækst to hændelser en tydelig dialektik, som i dag udgør en uomgængelig udfordring for journalistikken. Internet teknologierne har på den ene side lettet mange journalistiske processer. På den anden side bliver journalistens “monopol” som vidensformidler og formidler af kontakt mellem magthavere og befolkning også udfordret.Internettet har ofte været anset for at være et muligt værktøj til at effektivisere den journalistiske opgave. Jeg argumenterer imidlertid for, at Internettet radikalt forandrer hele relationen i den offentlige sfære, så den kommunikative udfordring forflytter sig. Snarere end at skulle bøvle med at bringe den rette information frem til modtagerne, bliver udfordringen nu, hvordan man faciliterer en åben og kritisk udfordrende dialog. Til dette formål må vi have nyere argumentative analyseværktøjer som diskursanalyse og dekonstruktion til hjælp. Kun herved kan journalister håbe på at løse den journalistiske udfordring: At udvikle og afgrænse rum for dialog – i forhold til passende grader af uenighed mellem deltagerne.
Hansen, Ejvind
Grænser for ytringsfrihed Journal Article
In: Journalistica - Tidsskrift for forskning i journalistik, no. 1, pp. 92–111, 2011.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: academic, freedom of expression, publicsphere
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Denne artikel sætter spørgsmålstegn ved ytringsfriheden. Grundlæggende argumenteres der for, at ytringsfriheden kun har en eksistensberettigelse, hvis vi kan diskutere den uden at skulle være bange for at miste den. Det vises, at ytringsfriheden grundlæggende set må være begrænset, og derfor er det altid påtrængende, at diskutere om de konkrete grænser er de mest oplagte i enhver given samfundsmæssig situation.Artiklen viser hvorledes ytringsfriheden er et barn af ytringsfriheden, hvor demokratisk politik tænkes som en fortløbende rationel legitimeringsproces. Denne forståelse af politikken fungerede fint i en samfundsformation, der klart adskiller det politiske fra det økonomiske. Med fremvæksten af globalt orienterede kommunikative medier, er det imidlertid spørgsmålet om denne adskillelse kan opretholdes. Derfor er det påtrængende at få nyartikuleret grundlaget og formen på den gældende ytringsfrihed.
2010
Hansen, Ejvind
Actuvirtuality in the Internet-Mediated Political Public Sphere Book Section
In: Lin, Ching-Yung; McSweeney, John (Ed.): Representation and Contestation : ‘Cultural’ Politics in a Political Century, pp. 27–46, Editions Rodopi, Amsterdam, 2010.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: academic, internet, opensource, publicsphere
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In this paper I discuss the transformation of political discourse wrought by the rise of Internet-based communicative media. I argue that the conventional focus on the inter-activity that the Internet makes possible (through the availability of blogging sites, sites to display downloaded videos and pictures, commenting, virtual worlds, etc.) is misplaced, or at least in need of modification. I will take a Derridean turn in my analysis of the Internet effect to show that the medium carries a new structure of actuvirtuality, the import of which is to potentially emancipate the Internet user from the serial, coherent rationality that has dominated the major audio-visual media of modernity, thus opening a space for the virtual problematization of political reality. This creates a new field, or game, in which political agents can engage. The problematizing potential of the Internet is, however, counterbalanced by potentials for neutralization. Any radical strategy for change that would privilege the Internet must therefore, I will argue, be supplemented by more reflectively oriented approaches.
Hansen, Ejvind
Kantian antinomies in digital communications media Journal Article
In: Telos, vol. 150, pp. 137–142, 2010.
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2009
Hansen, Ejvind
Actuvirtualized Activity and Passivity in the Political Sphere Proceedings Article
In: Boyd, Scott H.; Gil, Ana Cristina; Wong, Baldwin (Ed.): Culture, Politics, Ethics, 1.st global conference, pp. 183–190, Inter-disciplinary.net, Salzburg, 2009.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: academic, internet, publicsphere
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abstract = {In this paper I discuss the transformation of political discourse wrought by the rise of internet-based communicative media. I argue that the conventional focus on the inter-activity that the internet makes possible (through the availability of blogging sites, sites to display downloaded videos and pictures, commenting, virtual worlds, etc.) is misplaced, or at least in need of modification. I will take a Derridean turn in my analysis of the internet effect to show that the medium carries a new structure of actuvirtuality, the import of which is to potentially emancipate the internet user from the serial, coherent rationality that has dominated the major audio-visual media of modernity, thus opening a space for the virtual problematization of political reality. I demonstrate how this virtual dimension generates new strategies both for those who seek political change and for those who seek to defend the status quo. It creates a new field, or game, in which they can engage. The possibility of neutralization arises from the same condition that makes actuvirtuality strategically viable: the relative emancipation from rational coherency and fixation. Any radical strategy for change that would privilege the internet must, I will argue, be supplemented by more reflectively oriented approaches.},
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In this paper I discuss the transformation of political discourse wrought by the rise of internet-based communicative media. I argue that the conventional focus on the inter-activity that the internet makes possible (through the availability of blogging sites, sites to display downloaded videos and pictures, commenting, virtual worlds, etc.) is misplaced, or at least in need of modification. I will take a Derridean turn in my analysis of the internet effect to show that the medium carries a new structure of actuvirtuality, the import of which is to potentially emancipate the internet user from the serial, coherent rationality that has dominated the major audio-visual media of modernity, thus opening a space for the virtual problematization of political reality. I demonstrate how this virtual dimension generates new strategies both for those who seek political change and for those who seek to defend the status quo. It creates a new field, or game, in which they can engage. The possibility of neutralization arises from the same condition that makes actuvirtuality strategically viable: the relative emancipation from rational coherency and fixation. Any radical strategy for change that would privilege the internet must, I will argue, be supplemented by more reflectively oriented approaches.
2008
Hansen, Ejvind; Kreutzfeldt, Danny; Sylvestersen, Inge
Philosophia, Aarhus, 2008, ISBN: 9788788663426, (Indhold: Niels Olof Bouvin: Kommunikation gennem tiderne. Hvor er udtrykkets placering i den digitale kunst, mellem 0 og 1? - et interview med Peter Bastian. Knud Vilby: Teknologien, magten og skævhederne. Johannes Andersen: Jeg snakker med mig selv. Henrik Kaare Nielsen: Digitale medier og offentlighed. Ejvind Hansen: Det digitale spøgelse. Tor Nørretranders: Google : pull-mediernes realisering af en ny markedslogik. Mie Buhl: Den digitale kommunikationsteknologi i læringssituationen. Maria Virhøj Madsen: Mig og min avatar).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: academic, internet, publicsphere
@book{Hansen2008b,
title = {Digitale mellemværender},
author = { Ejvind Hansen and Danny Kreutzfeldt and Inge Sylvestersen},
url = {http://www.philosophia.dk/Shop/SUPERSALG/Digitale_mellemvaerender_k111_i50.html},
isbn = {9788788663426},
year = {2008},
date = {2008-01-01},
publisher = {Philosophia},
address = {Aarhus},
abstract = {Antologi der debatterer internettets betydning for forskellige sider af kommunikationen i samfundslivet},
note = {Indhold: Niels Olof Bouvin: Kommunikation gennem tiderne. Hvor er udtrykkets placering i den digitale kunst, mellem 0 og 1? - et interview med Peter Bastian. Knud Vilby: Teknologien, magten og skævhederne. Johannes Andersen: Jeg snakker med mig selv. Henrik Kaare Nielsen: Digitale medier og offentlighed. Ejvind Hansen: Det digitale spøgelse. Tor Nørretranders: Google : pull-mediernes realisering af en ny markedslogik. Mie Buhl: Den digitale kommunikationsteknologi i læringssituationen. Maria Virhøj Madsen: Mig og min avatar},
keywords = {academic, internet, publicsphere},
pubstate = {published},
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}
Antologi der debatterer internettets betydning for forskellige sider af kommunikationen i samfundslivet