<p>L&#39;opinion publique repr&eacute;sente un ph&eacute;nom&egrave;ne complexe et &eacute;nigmatique de la soci&eacute;t&eacute; moderne, sur lequel ont travaill&eacute; des universitaires et des chercheurs de la trempe de Jurgen Habermas, George Gallup, Niklas Luhmann, Elizabeth Noelle-Neumann, Pierre Bourdieu et bien d&#39;autres. La difficult&eacute; rencontr&eacute;e par les sciences sociales face &agrave; cet objet myst&eacute;rieux se trouve dans l&#39;absence de d&eacute;finition partag&eacute;e.</p> <p>Ma proposition est de transformer la question de recherche : ce ne serait plus &laquo;qu&#39;est-ce que l&#39;opinion publique ?&raquo; mais &laquo;de quoi est faite l&#39;opinion publique ?&raquo;. La r&eacute;ponse propos&eacute;e est la suivante : l&#39;opinion publique est faite de zones d&#39;action, c&#39;est-&agrave;-dire de lieux m&eacute;taphoriques o&ugrave; agissent quatre cat&eacute;gories d&#39;acteurs - d&eacute;cideurs, groupes de pression, m&eacute;dias et multitudes. Les relations et les conflits entre les sph&egrave;res d&#39;action, au sein de celles-ci ainsi qu&rsquo;entre des acteurs individuels diff&eacute;renci&eacute;s, donnent vie &agrave; la dynamique d&#39;une doxasph&egrave;re en perp&eacute;tuel mouvement.</p> <p>Le passage de la doxasph&egrave;re du XX<sup>&egrave;me</sup>&nbsp;si&egrave;cle &agrave; celle d&#39;aujourd&#39;hui s&#39;op&egrave;re gr&acirc;ce &agrave; l&#39;expansion du num&eacute;rique connect&eacute;, qui implique toutes les sph&egrave;res d&#39;acteurs, poussant &agrave; une reconfiguration g&eacute;n&eacute;rale de la doxasph&egrave;re.</p> <p>Les d&eacute;cideurs s&#39;affranchissent de l&#39;interm&eacute;diation des m&eacute;dias g&eacute;n&eacute;ralistes (d&eacute;cideurs d&eacute;sinterm&eacute;di&eacute;s). Les groupes de pression n&eacute;s dans l&#39;environnement num&eacute;rique ont des processus de croissance plus tumultueux et insurrectionnels que les groupes traditionnels, et sont accompagn&eacute;s par des leaders d&#39;opinion num&eacute;riques ayant un vaste public (influenceurs). Les m&eacute;dias grand public &eacute;tendent la dimension spectaculaire et s&#39;hybrident avec les m&eacute;dias sociaux issus du r&eacute;seau, multipliant la production de contenus. Les multitudes peuvent compter sur une connexion num&eacute;rique constante et d&eacute;veloppent une attitude de prosommateur.</p> <p>La reconfiguration actuelle pr&eacute;sente un glissement significatif des arguments rationnels des opinions vers les impulsions &eacute;motionnelles, au point de pouvoir combiner l&#39;ancienne d&eacute;nomination d&#39;&laquo;opinion publique&raquo; avec celle d&#39;&laquo;&eacute;motion publique&raquo;.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Abstract&nbsp;</p> <p>Public opinion represents a complex and enigmatic phenomenon of modern society, on which scholars and researchers of the caliber of Jurgen Habermas, George Gallup, Niklas Luhmann, Elizabeth Noelle-Neumann, Pierre Bourdieu and many others have worked. The difficulty encountered by the social sciences in the face of this mysterious object can be found in the lack of a shared definition.</p> <p>My proposal is to transform the research question: no longer &quot;what is public opinion?&quot; but &quot;what is public opinion made of?&quot;. The advanced answer is the following: from acting areas, that is, from metaphorical places where four categories of actors act. These are decision-makers, pressure groups, the media and the multitudes. The relationships and conflicts between acting spheres and, within these, also between differentiated individual actors, give life to the dynamics of a doxasphere in perennial movement.</p> <p>The transition from the twentieth-century doxasphere to the current one takes place due to the expansion of the connected digital, which involves all the actor&#39;s spheres, pushing for a general reconfiguration of the doxasphere.</p> <p>Decision makers free themselves from the intermediation of general media (disintermediated decision makers). Pressure groups born in the digital environment have more tumultuous and insurgent growth processes than traditional ones, and are accompanied by digital opinion leaders with a vast following (influencers). Mainstream media expand the spectacular dimension and hybridize with social media originating from the network, multiplying the production of content. The multitudes can count on a constant digital connection and develop a prosumer attitude.</p> <p>The current reconfiguration presents a significant shift from the rational arguments of opinions to emotional impulses, so much so that it can combine the old denomination of &quot;public opinion&quot; with that of &quot;public emotion&quot;.</p>