Challenges of Ordinary Democracy: A Case Study in Deliberation and Dissent

By Karen Tracy

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271036907
• ISBN13: 9780271036908
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"