ABSTRACT
This chapter considers the ramifications of a more locally sourced and locally responsible theory of social change and sociality as such for the prospects of democratic governance, contrasting it with well-established theories of democratic liberalism, including those of Milton Friedman and John Rawls. The chapter focuses on differing conceptions of democratic consent, suggesting that reorienting ourselves and our practices around a more personal and ongoing notion of consent will be necessary to recovering a robust form of democratic life.
