Civics category: 1212 books
A Crisis of Leadership and the Role of Citizens in Black America
Leaders of the New School
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2016
A theoretical examination of the concepts of the citizen, citizenship, and leadership, A Crisis of Leadership and the Role of Citizens in Black America: Leaders of the New School proposes to develop a prototype or model of effective Black leadership. Furthermore, it examines “citizenship habits”...
Republic, Lost
Version 2.0
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Revised and updated for the 2016 election with 75% new material.
In an era when special interests funnel huge amounts of money into our government-driven by shifts in campaign-finance rules and brought to new levels by the Supreme Court in *Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission-*trust...
Active Liberty
Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
A brilliant new approach to the Constitution and courts of the United States by Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.For Justice Breyer, the Constitution’s primary role is to preserve and encourage what he calls “active liberty”: citizen participation in shaping government and its laws. As this...
Patriotism
Quotations from Around the World
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2012
"Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable." — Daniel Webster."How dear to all good hearts is their fatherland." — Voltaire."Men love their country, not because it is great, but because it is their own." — Seneca.More than 400 other memorable quotations — mostly related to the...
The Politics of the Internet
Political Claims-making in Cyberspace and Its Effect on Modern Political Activism
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2013
In The Politics of the Internet: Political Claims-making in Cyberspace and Its Effect on Modern Political Activism, R.J. Maratea examines the Internet’s effect on political claims-making and protest action to show how online technology is helping to shape popular opinion about political issues....
Russian Citizenship
From Empire to Soviet Union
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2012
In the first book to trace the Russian state’s citizenship policy throughout its history, Lohr argues that to understand the citizenship dilemmas Russia faces today, we must return to the less xenophobic and isolationist pre-Stalin period—before the drive toward autarky after 1914 eventually sealed the state off from Europe.
The Soul of Civil Society
Voluntary Associations and the Public Value of Moral Habits
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2002
Americans care about the public value of moral habits. They like to see virtue rewarded and vice censured, appealing as this does to the nation's deep sense that one's success rests neither in money nor in power but in one's civility. In The Soul of Civil Society Don Eberly and Ryan Streeter look...
The Paradox of Federalism
Does Self-Rule Accommodate or Exacerbate Ethnic Divisions?
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
The paradox of federalism is about whether self-rule accommodates or exacerbates ethnic divisions. A federal arrangement which formally recognizes ethno-linguistic diversity to help manage divisions can also pave the way for eventual disintegration. The case studies in this book cover a wide geographical...
Community Practice in the Network Society
Local Action / Global Interaction
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2004
Around the world, citizens in local communities are utilising ICTs to underpin the creation of a participatory and democratic vision of the network society. Embedded in the richness and diversity of community practice, a vision of a 'civil network society' is emerging. A society where ICTs are harnessed...
Politics and Social Activism
Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2015
Conflict in the Middle East, human rights violations, and religious turmoil plague the world now more than ever before. As populations seek more and more democratic methods of governance, a trend which often results in revolution, it is important for lawmakers to look toward the future when instituting...
Citizen E-Participation in Urban Governance
Crowdsourcing and Collaborative Creativity
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
The relationship between citizens and city governments is gradually transforming due to the utilization of advanced information and communication technologies in order to inform, consult, and engage citizens. Citizen E-Participation in Urban Governance: Crowdsourcing and Collaborative Creativity explores...
by Derek Edyvane
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
The last decade has witnessed a growing perception of ethical crisis in public life. Circumstances of political uncertainty, fueled by the rise of international terror and global financial crisis, have placed the practice of civic virtue under severe strain. Our turbulent times have prompted many...
Citizenship in Nordic Welfare States
Dynamics of Choice, Duties and Participation In a Changing Europe
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2007
This book offers an innovative analysis of the ways in which the relationship between citizens and welfare states - social citizenship - becomes more dynamic and multifaceted as a result of Europeanization and individualization.
Written by interdisciplinary contributors from politics, sociology,...
Everyday Ambassador
Make a Difference by Connecting in a Disconnected World
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2015
In Everyday Ambassador Kate Otto brings people together even as our digital networks pull us further apart.
In a world of limitless technology, we are more connected than ever before but our hyper-connected lifestyles threaten our ability to know ourselves and interact with each other. By focusing...