Prof. Agnes Ku featured in Ming Pao on Habermas and public sphere in Hong Kong 谷淑美教授接受《明報》訪問 探討哈伯馬斯與公共性在香港的意義

Prof. Agnes Ku was recently interviewed by Ming Pao on her long‑term work examining Jürgen Habermas, public sphere theory, and their relevance to Hong Kong’s cultural and social landscape. In the feature, she reflects on how everyday communicative practices, civic engagement, and media environments shape public discourse.

Prof. Ku highlights that the value of the public sphere lies not only in institutional structures but also in lived social experiences — where cultural expression, dialogue, and public participation interact. She also discusses how shifting societal conditions continue to influence public communication and collective understanding.

香港科技大學人文社會科學學院谷淑美教授近日接受《明報》專訪，分享她多年來對哈伯馬斯公共領域理論的研究，以及該理論如何啟發理解香港的文化與社會情境。訪問中，她指出公共性不僅存在於制度之中，更體現在市民日常的溝通互動、社會參與及媒介環境之間的交織。

谷教授亦談到，在香港快速轉變的社會環境下，公共討論及集體理解的形成方式亦隨之演變，值得持續觀察與研究。

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