Abstract
As illustrated in the introduction, the special issue ends with a ‘collective interview’ to some distinguished scholars that have given an important contribution to the study of New England Town Meetings. The collective interview has been realized by submitting three questions to our interviewees, who responded individually in written. The text of the answers has not been edited, if not minimally. However, the editors have broken up longer individual answers in shorter parts. These have been subsequently rearranged in an effort to provide, as much as possible, a fluid structure and a degree of interaction among the different perspectives provided by our interviewees on similar issues. The final version of this interview has been edited and approved by all interviewees.
Highlights
As illustrated in the introduction, the special issue ends with a ‘collective interview’ to some distinguished scholars that have given an important contribution to the study of New England Town Meetings
Is it still beneficial today to refer to these old models of participation? Have these bodies exhausted their significance as objects of study or can they still help us in our quest for more deliberative and participatory democracy? In light of the contemporary challenges which aspects of New England Town Meetings, if any, may be interesting to explore?
G.S.: My sense is that given the historical significance of New England Town Meetings, there is a surprising lack of systematic treatment in contemporary political theory and science and there is still much to learn about their democratic dynamics
Summary
As illustrated in the introduction, the special issue ends with a ‘collective interview’ to some distinguished scholars that have given an important contribution to the study of New England Town Meetings. M. M.: The New England Town Meeting still provides an opportunity for scholars interested in questions of democratic participation and deliberation.
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