Challenges of Ordinary Democracy A Case Study in Deliberation and Dissent |
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| Author:
| Tracy, Karen |
| Series title: | Rhetoric and Democratic Deliberation Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-271-03689-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2010 |
| Publisher: | Pennsylvania State University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $66.95 |
Book Description:
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Analyzes the practice and meanings of democratic decision making through an extended case study of school board meetings in one western U.S. community. Argues that for communication conduct in local governance bodies, reasonable hostility is a more promising ideal than civility.
Analyzes the practice and meanings of democratic decision making through an extended case study of school board meetings in one western U.S. community. Argues that for communication conduct in local governance bodies, reasonable hostility is a more promising ideal than civility.