Beyond the Myth of the Town Meeting: Discursive Engagement as Governance

This essay offers a response to the special issue essays. It emphasizes that town meetings are a site for governance and have implications for contemporary deliberative practices.

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Main Author: Timothy J. Shaffer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Westminster Press 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Deliberative Democracy
Online Access:https://delibdemjournal.org/article/id/610/
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