Local Democracy Under Siege: Activism, Public Interests, and Private Politics

Local Democracy under Siege: Activism, Public Interest, and Private Politics – By Dorothy Holland, Donald M. Nonini, Catherine Lutz, Lesley.
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Local Democracy Under Siege: Activism, Public Interests, and Private Politics. Dorothy Holland , Donald M. Guldbrandsen , Enrique G.

What is the state of democracy at the turn of the twenty-first century? They observed public meetings of all sorts, had informal and formal interviews with people, and listened as people conversed with each other at bus stops and barbershops, soccer games and workplaces. This important book opens up anthropological perspectives on how this happens.


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It situates the challenges of local politics amid the constraints of neoliberalism, but also reports on the creative solutions different communities have developed to the distinctive problems they face. Mutations in Citizenship and Sovereignty. Dorothy Holland is Cary C. Would you like to tell us about a lower price?

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If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support? Learn more about Amazon Prime. What is the state of democracy at the turn of the twenty-first century? To answer this question, seven scholars lived for a year in five North Carolina communities. They observed public meetings of all sorts, had informal and formal interviews with people, and listened as people conversed with each other at bus stops and barbershops, soccer games and workplaces.

This book illustrates how the social and economic changes of the last three decades have made some new routes to active democratic participation possible while making others more difficult. Local Democracy Under Siege suggests how we can account for the current limitations of U.

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Local Democracy Under Siege

Dorothy Holland is Cary C. Her books include Homefront: A Military City and the American 20th Century.


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