Analyzing the function of quasi-public intellectuals in debates over the Common Core State Standards helps us to understand why some publics in a networked public sphere have greater influence in policy-making than other publics. Granted authority because of privileged access to the state, quasi-public intellectuals introduced discourse into education publics that influenced reception of the Common Core, divided potential (counter)publics, and created an exigency that foreclosed possibilities for debating policy alternatives. Theorizing how these intellectuals manipulate debate allows us to recognize other arenas in which they operate and to develop strategies for inviting stakeholders to meaningfully participate in public deliberation.

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准公共知识分子在操纵公众中的作用

分析准公共知识分子在关于共同核心州标准的辩论中的作用有助于我们理解为什么网络公共领域中的一些公众比其他公众对决策的影响更大。由于享有进入国家的特权，准公共知识分子被授予权力，将话语引入教育公众，影响了对共同核心的接受，分裂了潜在（反）公众，并创造了一种紧急情况，排除了辩论政策替代方案的可能性。对这些知识分子如何操纵辩论进行理论化使我们能够认识到他们运作的其他领域，并制定邀请利益相关者有意义地参与公共审议的策略。