新作坊 Humanity Innovation and Social Practice

Town meeting: practicing democracy in rural New England

摘要：

According to Robinson, Ashfield retained its agricultural and isolated character for about two centuries, until "a cultural revolution" between 1960 and 1985 brought an invasion of newcomers including craftsmen, writers, organic farmers, and professionals. [...]Robinson judges town meeting democracy to be deeply satisfying to those who participate in it, but-like all methods of governance-subject to limitations.