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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

To the ancient Greeks, democracy meant gathering in public and debating laws set by a randomly selected assembly of several hundred citizens. To the Icelandic V

An Ordinary Country: Issues in the Transition from Apartheid to Democracy in South Africa disputes the notion of a "miracle" transition in this country. It argu

For generations, influential thinkers--often citing the tragic polarization that took place during Germany's Great Depression--have suspected that people's loya

This book gathers a series of studies by scholars who have dedicated these last few years to research in the field of participatory democracy. Their purpose is