The Future of Democracy: Developing the Next Generation of American Citizens (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781611687958)

We need young people to be civically engaged in order to define and address public problems. Their participation is important for democracy, for institutions such as schools, and for young people themselves, who are more likely to succeed in life if they are engaged in their communities. In The Future of Democracy, Peter Levine, scholar and practitioner, sounds the alarm: in recent years, young Americans have become dangerously less engaged. They are tolerant, patriotic, and idealistic, and some have invented such novel and impressive forms of civic engagement, as blogs, "buycott" movements, and transnational youth networks. But most lack the skills and opportunities they need to participate in politics or address public problems. Levine's timely manifesto clearly explains the causes, symptoms, and repercussions of this damaging trend, and, most importantly, the means whereby America can confront and reverse it. Levine demonstrates how to change young people's civic attitudes, skills, and knowledge and, equally importantly, to reform our institutions so that civic engagement is rewarding and effective. We must both prepare citizens for politics and improve politics for citizens.

Author: Peter Levine
ISBN-10: 1611687950
ISBN-13: 9781611687958
Publisher: University Press of New England
Language: English
Published: 01/06/2015
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.68d