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Publics Theory

Publics Theory is a theoretical framework within public relations scholarship that identifies and explains how distinct groups of people form around shared issues, differentiating itself from other communication theories by emphasizing the role of problem recognition, constraint recognition, and involvement in the emergence and evolution of publics.

174

Publications

11K

Citations

249

Authors

145

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

44

Parents

Publications

174

Public Sphere and Experience: Toward an Analysis of the Bourgeois and Proletarian Public Sphere.

Suzanne Vromen, Oskar Negt, Alexander Kluge · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1995 · 977 citations

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Affective publics and structures of storytelling: sentiment, events and mediality

Zizi Papacharissi · Information Communication & Society · 2015 · 707 citations

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Infrastructuring and the formation of publics in participatory design

Christopher A. Le Dantec, Carl DiSalvo · Social Studies of Science · 2013 · 549 citations · Full text

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Furnishing the Edifice: Ongoing Research on Public Relations As a Strategic Management Function

James E. Grunig · Journal of Public Relations Research · 2006 · 522 citations

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Relationships between organizations and publics: Development of a multi-dimensional organization-public relationship scale

Stephen D. Bruning, John A. Ledingham · Public Relations Review · 1999 · 350 citations

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Authors

249

  1. JE
    James E. Grunig

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    7 publications · 849 citations

    7

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  2. JK
    Jeong‐Nam Kim

    University of Oklahoma, United States

    5 publications · 430 citations

    5

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  3. CD
    Carl DiSalvo

    Georgia Institute of Technology, United States

    3 publications · 869 citations

    3

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  4. KH
    Kirk Hallahan

    Colorado State University, United States

    3 publications · 396 citations

    3

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  5. EJ
    Erich J. Sommerfeldt

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    3 publications · 107 citations

    3

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Institutions

145

  1. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    333 citations

  2. University of Houston

    Houston, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    393 citations

  3. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    4 h-index

    3 publications

    69 citations

  4. Colorado State University

    Fort Collins, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    396 citations

  5. Massey University

    Palmerston North, New Zealand

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    97 citations

  6. Lancaster University

    Lancaster, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    856 citations

  7. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    329 citations

  8. Nanyang Technological University

    Singapore, Singapore

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    322 citations

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Venues

  1. Public Relations Review

    16 publications · 1.3K citations

    15

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  2. Journal of Public Relations Research

    13 publications · 1.2K citations

    12

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  3. Public Understanding of Science

    5 publications · 353 citations

    5

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  4. Theory Culture & Society

    4 publications · 168 citations

    4

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  5. Information Communication & Society

    ICS · 4 publications · 1K citations

    4

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