Town hall meetings and the death of deliberation /

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Jonathan Beecher Field tracks the permutations of the town hall meeting from its original context as a form of democratic community governance in New England into a format for presidential debates and a staple of corporate governance. In its contemporary iteration, the town hall meeting models the a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Field, Jonathan Beecher (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2019.
Series:Forerunners (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Subjects:
Public meetings > United States > History.
Local government > United States > History.
Democracy.
Campaign debates > United States.
Forums (Discussion and debate) > United States.
Réunions publiques > États-Unis > Histoire.
Administration locale > États-Unis > Histoire.
Élections > Débats > États-Unis.
Forums (Discussions et débats) > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > Local.
Forums (Discussion and debate)
Campaign debates.
Local government.
Public meetings.
United States.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction: This Is What Looks like Democracy; Town Meeting as Democratic Ideal; Town Hall Meeting as Debate Format; Town Hall Meeting as Constituent Service; Town Hall Meeting as Campus Spectacle; Town Hall Meeting as Corporate Event; The Future of the Town Hall Meeting; Conclusion; Acknowledgments

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