21st Century Town Hall Meetings in the 1990s and 2000s: Deliberative Demonstrations and the Commodification of Political Authenticity in an Era of Austerity

The public participation field grew dramatically in the United States during the 1990s and 2000s, in part due to the flagship dialogue and deliberation organization AmericaSpeaks and its trademarked 21st Century Town Hall Meeting method for large group decision-making. Drawing on participant observa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Caroline W. Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Westminster Press 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Deliberative Democracy
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Online Access:https://delibdemjournal.org/article/id/602/