Connecting publics in latency through communicative practices: A pragmatist operationalization from rural Spain
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| author | Saiz Echezarreta, Vanesa Rueda-Córdoba, Francisco Javier Galletero-Campos, Belén |
| author_facet | Saiz Echezarreta, Vanesa Rueda-Córdoba, Francisco Javier Galletero-Campos, Belén |
| contents | <p>This article examines how participatory publics persist in depopulated rural areas during periods<br>of low visibility and mobilization. Drawing on pragmatism and mediatization theory, we<br>analyse communicative figurations in Castilla-La Mancha (Spain) using survey data (N =529)<br>and develop a Participatory Public Connection Index. Regression models reveal that public<br>connection is driven more by communicative and territorial factors – such as local radio<br>use, civic motivations and municipality size – than by sociodemographics. Our findings suggest<br>that local media help sustain symbolic bonds and latent publics, contributing to democratic<br>engagement and territorial cohesion despite the absence of visible collective action.<br>We conceptualize latency as the communicative and symbolic potential through which publics<br>persist beyond visible mobilization; operationally, the Participatory Public Connection<br>Index captures this latent connection sustained by everyday local media practices.</p> |
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| spellingShingle | Connecting publics in latency through communicative practices: A pragmatist operationalization from rural Spain Saiz Echezarreta, Vanesa Rueda-Córdoba, Francisco Javier Galletero-Campos, Belén Participatory Publics Rural Depopulation Local Media Mediatization Latency Communicative Figurations <p>This article examines how participatory publics persist in depopulated rural areas during periods<br>of low visibility and mobilization. Drawing on pragmatism and mediatization theory, we<br>analyse communicative figurations in Castilla-La Mancha (Spain) using survey data (N =529)<br>and develop a Participatory Public Connection Index. Regression models reveal that public<br>connection is driven more by communicative and territorial factors – such as local radio<br>use, civic motivations and municipality size – than by sociodemographics. Our findings suggest<br>that local media help sustain symbolic bonds and latent publics, contributing to democratic<br>engagement and territorial cohesion despite the absence of visible collective action.<br>We conceptualize latency as the communicative and symbolic potential through which publics<br>persist beyond visible mobilization; operationally, the Participatory Public Connection<br>Index captures this latent connection sustained by everyday local media practices.</p> |
| title | Connecting publics in latency through communicative practices: A pragmatist operationalization from rural Spain |
| topic | Participatory Publics Rural Depopulation Local Media Mediatization Latency Communicative Figurations |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/02673231251409702 |