In his influential book The Great Good Place, Ray Oldenburg (1989, 1991) argues that third places are important for civil society, democracy, civic engagement, and establishing feelings of a sense of place.
I sin bok The Great Good Place hävdar den amerikanske sociologen Ray Oldenburg (1989, 1991) vikten av tredje platser för civilsamhället, demokratin och människors samhällsengagemang.