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Shaping participatory publics: proof of concept with depopulation as a case study Saiz-Echezarreta, Vanesa Galletero-Campos, Belén Fouce Rodríguez, Héctor Martínez-Rodrigo, Arturo 316.77 3 314 Publics Pragmatism Figurations Public sphere Social media Depopulation Spain Investigación en la comunicación Comunicación social 6310 Problemas Sociales 5910.02 Medios de Comunicación de Masas 5206 Características de la Población This paper connects the sociology of public problems with the categorisation of participatory publics proposed by Hasebrink et al. Building on our work on depopulation in Spain, we propose to analyse the conversation on Twitter/X between 2019 and 2023 to create a proof of concept of its typology: polity publics, topic publics and group publics, which tend to intersect and form hybrid publics. The paper aims to operationalise the concept of publics proposed by Dewey by combining a theoretical model with data obtained from the analysis of a sample informed by existing ethnographic work using automated computational analysis techniques and data visualisation. Our source is the digital postings with which participants in the public related to depopulation set out their positions and relations with other actors in the public problem. On this basis, we conclude that it is necessary to understand the participatory public as a process rather than as a set of ideal types, assuming the existence of time cycles that depend on the actors’ ability to introduce their problem into the public sphere. Programa Estatal de I+D+I Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (PID2021-123292OB-I00) Depto. de Periodismo y Nuevos Medios Fac. de Ciencias de la Información TRUE inpress 2025-12-09T19:32:04Z 2025-12-09T19:32:04Z 2025-12-09 journal article AM https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/128662 XXXX-XXXX eng info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2021-2023/PID2021-123292OB-I00/ES/PROBLEMAS Y PUBLICOS MEDIATIZADOS: EMOCIONES Y PARTICIPACION/ open access application/pdf España Sage