Books by Peter Levine
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Monthly Archives: June 2005
why moral positions should be explicit in literary criticism
Facebook0 Twitter0Total0During a conversation with a friend on Wednesday, I realized why most contemporary literary criticism bothers me–from a moral perspective. (I use the word “moral” broadly, to mean any issue about how we should live or how our institutions … Continue reading
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costs and benefits of voting
Facebook0 Twitter0Total0When you ask citizens why they didn’t vote, many say that the process was inconvenient and time-consuming. (See the table below, which uses 2002 Census survey data.) Their answers suggest that we could increase participation by making it easier … Continue reading
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the future of public broadcasting
Facebook0 Twitter0Total0I know quite a few people who work in and around public broadcasting; and over the years I have been involved in several behind-the-scenes projects with them. So my heart is with public radio and television. However, I wonder … Continue reading
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the civic renewal movement (3)
Facebook0 Twitter0Total0In two recent posts, I began to describe the current movement for civic renewal. First, I listed some key elements of the movement; then I identified some common themes. In this last of the three posts, my topic is … Continue reading
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the high school dropout problem
Facebook0 Twitter0Total0I’m at National Airport, on my way to Georgia to speak about the Civic Mission of Schools. I was just on Capitol Hill for an American Youth Policy Forum on high school dropouts. Paul E. Barton of the Educational … Continue reading
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The Deliberative Democracy Handbook
Facebook0 Twitter0Total0It’s out! I have my copy of the Deliberative Democracy Handbook, co-edited by John Gastil and myself. There are 19 chapters (mostly co-written, so there are about 30 authors in all). For the most part, each chapter is devoted … Continue reading
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a totally new fundraising strategy for civic engagement
Facebook0 Twitter0Total0Deliberative Polling is an important innovation in “civic engagement.” Citizens are randomly selected to meet as a kind of large jury for several days. They hear testimony from experts, deliberate at length, and finally vote their opinion on a … Continue reading
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the civic renewal movement (2)
Facebook0 Twitter0Total0Yesterday, I listed some major fields of practice that I consider important to the overall movement for civic renewal in America. Today (while I attend a day-long meeting on service-learning), I will summarize some of the common themes that … Continue reading
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the civic renewal movement
Facebook0 Twitter0Total0In three consecutive posts this week, I plan to argue that there is a strong, coherent, interconnected movement for civic renewal in America. This first post simply describes some major elements of that movement. In no particular order, they … Continue reading
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focus
Facebook0 Twitter0Total0At the beginning of the Deliberative Democracy conference today, our excellent moderator said that the one factor that affects the quality of a meeting that is in our control is the degree to which we maintain focus. It’s crucial … Continue reading
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