168 KB64 KB199420242008Van Wessel, Margitletnik:15številka:4str. 87-105ISSN:1318-3222COBISSID:28050269URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-UXXTS3MVenEvropski inštitut za komuniciranje in kulturoJavnost (Ljubljana)communicationdržavajavnostkomuniciranjeNizozemskapolitične komunikacijestatevladaHow to grasp the public?| governmental communication in the Netherlands|The Dutch government, like many other governments of advanced democracies, finds itself confronted with political disaffection. Recent cabinets have searched for ways to reconnect with citizens. The main argument made in the article is that these efforts are saddled with constructions of the public, which pre-empt the transformation of citizen-government relations that the government seeks. The article shows that there are many instances in which we find that government's theories and practices of communication for reconnection are rooted in constructions of the public as a present and clearly defi ned entity, as ready and eager for constructive interaction, and for interaction about specific policies. It is argued that both assumptions about citizens fitting these constructions and attempts at connection through these constructions are problematic. Finally, the article discusses possibilities for alternative constructions of the public, which suggests that the connection is possible if the public is constructed differentlyPodobno kot druge vlade v razvitih demokracijah so se zadnje nizozemske vlade lotile iskanja poti za povezovanje z državljani. Članek ugotavlja, da so ta prizadevanja obremenjena z vnaprejšnjimi konstrukcijami javnosti pred spreminjanjem odnosa med državljani in vlado. V mnogih primerih so vladne komunikacijske teorije in prakse za ponovno povezavo z državljani utemeljene v konstruktih javnosti kot prisotne in jasno določene entitete, kot pripravljene in željne konstruktivne interakcije o specifičnih politikah. Članek obravnava predpostavki o ustreznosti državljanov takim konstruktom in prizadevanjih za povezovanje prek takih konstruktov za problematični. Na koncu so obravnavane možnosti za alternativne konstrukte javnosti, kar pomeni, da je povezovanje mogoče z drugačno konstrukcijo javnostiTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaEvropski inštitut za komuniciranje in kulturo - EURICOM