Abstract
Nowadays, democracy discussions including a variety of different approaches are made due to the impact of globalization. In this respect, local press comes to the fore as a significant element in the development of participatory citizenship and democracy values from the periphery to the center in a way to reflect differences. This research aims at examining the relationship amongst democracy, citizenship and local press using the local media Boulder, a city in Colorado state of the USA, as a case study. The study is composed of two parts. In the first part, we are going to discuss theoretical frameworks that will help us to better understand the concept of democracy and citizenship, the impact and importance of participatory citizenship on democracy and democratization. The second part includes the historical development of Boulder city and Colorado state. Their sociological and economic features in order to understand the local background of the geography in which the newspaper we examine in our case study are located. The significance of local media and press in Boulder for the state in general and its historical development are analyzed also including examples including the flow of information rendering the participation of citizens possible. In this respect, the importance of local press for the participation of citizens and its impact on democratization are examined.
Highlights
Democracy has operated throughout history via direct democracy in the Ancient Greece as citizens’ governing themselves or representative democracy with the advent of nation-states via citizens’ being governed by elected representatives
Within the scope of the above perspective, this study aims at examining the experience of the creation of citizens in the participatory democracy via local press with respect to the historical development of local press in Boulder city of Colorado, USA
Democracy discussions including a variety of different approaches are made due to the impact of globalization
Summary
Democracy has operated throughout history via direct democracy in the Ancient Greece as citizens’ governing themselves or representative democracy with the advent of nation-states via citizens’ being governed by elected representatives. It is difficult and prone to conflicts and challenges to both abide by the changes and conditions imposed by IMF, World Bank and the global capital and sustain social integrity, solidarity and institutions required by nation-states (Gürcüoğlu, 2007: 25) In this respect, press is an important feature that has enhanced the participation of citizens and the functionality of democracy since the foundation of the nation-states. Large communities encourage young members to know these myths; interiorize them via wide range of applications and a political harmony is attempted to be created In this respect, citizenship attempted to be shaped in the USA is based on the perspective to sustain the functionality and sustainability of the state through a “homogeneous” society. Local press is an important factor in the US having a wide geographical territory in the advance of democratic values from the periphery to the center
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