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Challenges of ordinary democracy : a case study in deliberation and dissent /

"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"--Provided...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tracy, Karen
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2010]
Series:Rhetoric and democratic deliberation.
Subjects:
School boards > Colorado > Case studies.
Public meetings > Colorado > Case studies.
Deliberative democracy > Colorado > Case studies.
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Summary:"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"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xii, 251 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780271036892 (cloth : alk. paper)
0271036893 (cloth : alk. paper)