Real Democracy

Preface: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Democrat
1. Introduction: The Methodology of Starting from Scratch
2. Town Meeting: An American Conversation
3. Democracy as Public Presence: Walking the Bounds
4. Attendance: The Architecture of Governance
5. Attendance: The Context of Community
6. Democracy as Public Talk: Walking the Bounds
7. Democracy as Public Talk: Exploring the Contexts
8. The Question of Equality: Women's Presence
9. The Question of Equality: Women's Participation
10. If You Build It, Let Them Play
11. The Best Democracy, the Worst Democracy
12. Conclusion: A Lovers' Quarrel
Index