Purpose

The purpose of the paper is to outline the concept of the general peer in detail and to show its relation to the relevant social theories by Niklas Luhmann and Jürgen Habermas. It also aims at illustrating the concept with concrete examples from the academic system and the arts/mass media.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper introduces the concept of the “general peer” as an alternative to the concept of the “public sphere.” It situates the concept in the context of the concept of “profilicity” indicating a profile-based mode of identity.

Findings

The paper suggests that the concept of the general peer describes actually existing forms of the public better than the concept of the public sphere. It relates the general peer to second-order observation and functional differentiation prevalent in contemporary society.

Research limitations/implications

The paper suggests that the concept of the general peer denotes a significant element of the constitution of profile-based identity (profilicity) in contemporary society.

Practical implications

The concepts of the general peer and profilicity may be used to conduct empirical research on the constitution of identity and the curation of profiles in various social contexts.

Social implications

The paper can help understanding how to develop and assess profiles and their impact in contemporary social contexts.

Originality/value

The two concepts general peer and profilicity are theoretical innovations.

中文翻译：

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普通同行：专业化时代的公共领域（基于个人资料的身份）

目的

本文的目的是详细概述一般同伴的概念，并展示其与 Niklas Luhmann 和 Jürgen Habermas 的相关社会理论的关系。它还旨在通过学术系统和艺术/大众媒体的具体例子来说明这一概念。

设计/方法/方法

本文介绍了“一般同行”的概念，以替代“公共领域”的概念。它将概念置于“专业性”概念的上下文中，表明基于个人资料的身份模式。

发现

该论文表明，一般同伴的概念比公共领域的概念更好地描述了实际存在的公众形式。它将一般同龄人与当代社会普遍存在的二阶观察和功能分化联系起来。

研究限制/影响

该论文表明，一般同龄人的概念是当代社会基于形象的身份（profilicity）构成的一个重要元素。

实际影响

一般同行和专业性的概念可用于对身份的构成和各种社会背景下的个人资料的策划进行实证研究。

社会影响

该论文可以帮助理解如何开发和评估个人资料及其在当代社会环境中的影响。

原创性/价值

一般同行和专业性两个概念是理论创新。