The public sphere can be defined as something in which public opinion can be formed through the exchange of different peoples opinions and ideas over particular societal problems and how these problems can be resolved through the implementation of political action. It challenges the methodological thinking in Jurgens school of Frankfurt and allowed for rational-critical debates and discussions.  

The discussions in which these debates take place were established in social areas such as coffee shops and salons where verities of different people could discuss current problems and resolutions freely, Habermas described this as “opinion became emancipated from the bonds of economic dependance” this concludes that the public sphere could have a multipurpose use as it can be a way of self-expression but also became a platform to air ones opinions and agendas.