Midwest Nice? Understanding Relationship-Based Governance in Rural, U.S. Communities

• In Event: Local Politics

Brief Overview

We examine how conviviality, or "Midwest Nice," is used in municipal governance in rural, Midwesterner communities. This case study shows how relationships are localized and performed, and how citizens are represented, in small towns in the U.S.

Authors

• Valerie M. Hennings, Morningside University

• Alex Nicholas Freeman, Morningside University