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Putnam, Robert.  Better Together.  Portland positive epidemic of civic engagement, chapter 12

De Tocqueville, Alex.  Democracy in America, Book II, chapters 27-29, 192-202

Tauxe, Caroline.  Marginalizing public participation in local Planning.  journal of American Planning association.  Vol. 61, #4, Autumn, p. 471-481.

Innes, Judith. Information in communicative planning.  Journal of American Planning Association, winter 1998. p. 52-63.

Surowiecki, james.  The Wisdom of Crowds.  Chapter 2, the difference difference makes, p. 23--40. and chapter 12, Democracy, p. 259--271.

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Salzer, Mark.  Narrative Approach to assessing interaction between society, community and person.  (on instructor's www site)