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Table of Contents
Dedications .................................................................................................................................... iii
Prologue .......................................................................................................................................... v
Abstract .......................................................................................................................................... vi
Approach & Process ..................................................................................................................... vii
Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................................... 1
Summary of Chapters ..................................................................................................................... 2
List of Supplemental Files .............................................................................................................. 6
List of Tables .................................................................................................................................. 7
List of Figures ................................................................................................................................. 8
List of Abbreviations .................................................................................................................... 10
Chapter I: Introduction .................................................................................................................. 11
Background .......................................................................................................................... 11
Public Hearings .................................................................................................................... 14
Critique of Public Hearings ................................................................................................. 15
Related Groups and Forms of Community Conversations and Expression ......................... 17
Public Sphere of Engagement .............................................................................................. 20
Research Questions .............................................................................................................. 24
Research Questions in Participatory and Deliberative Practice ........................................... 30
Importance of Civic Engagement ........................................................................................ 37
Comparing Civic Dialogue to Other-Based Forms of Communication............................... 38
Exploring Technologies ....................................................................................................... 40
Potentials of Public Engagement ......................................................................................... 42
Applying ABCD Methodologies ......................................................................................... 44
Community Conversation Participants (You Need to Have Them) ................................... 46
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