Real Democracy
The New England Town Meeting and How It Works
- Contents
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1. Introduction: The Methodology of Starting from Scratch
2. Town Meeting: An American Conversation
3. Democracy as Public Presence: Walking the Bounds
4. Attendance: The Architecture of Governance
5. Attendance: The Context of Community
6. Democracy as Public Talk: Walking the Bounds
7. Democracy as Public Talk: Exploring the Contexts
8. The Question of Equality: Women’s Presence
9. The Question of Equality: Women’s Participation
10. If You Build It, Let Them Play
11. The Best Democracy, the Worst Democracy
12. Conclusion: A Lovers’ Quarrel
Index
Political Science: American Government and Politics
Sociology: Social Change, Social Movements, Political Sociology
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