Vorlesung 9

Dimensionen in den Definitionen von öffentlicher
Meinung
1. Any opinion held by a majority of citizens
2. The opinion of elites, with intellectual capacity or powers to
influence society
3. Any opinion concerning public affairs (definition by object of
opinion)
4. An opinion reached through a public process of learning and
consensus
5. Any opinion allowed to be expressed in public without fear of
social isolation
Schönbach and Becker (1995)
Prof. Donsbach