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Born June 18, 1929 • Düsseldorf • Germany
Died March 14, 2026 (aged 96) • Germany
Notable Works “The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere” • “The Theory of Communicative Action”
Subjects Of Study communication • critical theory • social structure

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Juergen Habermas speaks at a podium, gesturing with one hand, in front of a backdrop with repeated SPD logos at the Willy Brandt House in Berlin.
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