{"id":5729,"date":"2009-07-06T09:41:13","date_gmt":"2009-07-06T09:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peterlevine.ws\/?p=5729"},"modified":"2009-07-06T09:41:13","modified_gmt":"2009-07-06T09:41:13","slug":"new-book-engaging-young-people-in-civic-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterlevine.ws\/?p=5729","title":{"rendered":"New Book: Engaging Young People in Civic Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Youniss<\/a><\/p>\n

Vanderbilt University Press has published Engaging Young People in Civic Life<\/a>, edited by James Youniss and me, with a forward by former United States Representative Lee Hamilton.<\/p>\n

In the forward, Hamilton writes, “I can think of no task more important for the future of American democracy than teaching young people about our system of government and encouraging them to get involved in politics and community service. … Engaging Young People in Civic Life<\/em> is tough-minded, data-driven, and unsentimental. It is full of concrete policy proposals for schools, municipalities, service programs, and political parties. It offers all the appropriate scholarly caveats and qualifications. But at its heart, it is a plea to revive American democracy by offering all our young people the civic opportunities they want and so richly deserve.”<\/p>\n

Table of Contents<\/h3>\n

Foreword – Lee Hamilton<\/p>\n

Introduction. Policy for Youth Civic Engagement – Peter Levine and James Youniss<\/p>\n

Part I. Youth and Schools<\/p>\n

Chapter 1. A “Younger Americans Act”: An Old Idea for a New Era – James Youniss and Peter Levine<\/p>\n

Chapter 2. Democracy for Some: The Civic Opportunity Gap in High School – Joseph Kahne and Ellen Middaugh<\/p>\n

Chapter 3. Principles That Promote Discussion of Controversial Political Issues – Diana Hess<\/p>\n

Part II. Political Environments: Neighborhoods and Cities<\/p>\n

Chapter 4. Policies for Civic Engagement Beyond the Schoolyard – James G. Gimpel and Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz<\/p>\n

Chapter 5. Civic Participation and Development in Urban Adolescents – Daniel Hart and Ben Kirshner<\/p>\n

Chapter 6. City Government As Enabler of Youth Civic Engagement: Policy Design and Implications – Carmen Sirianni and Diana Marginean Schor<\/p>\n

Chapter 7. Local Political Parties and Young Voters: Context, Resources, and Policy Innovation – Daniel M. Shea<\/p>\n

Part III. Policy Models from Other Nations<\/p>\n

Chapter 8. Youth Electoral Participation in Canada and Scandinavia – Henry Milner<\/p>\n

Chapter 9. Civic Education in Europe: Perspectives from the Netherlands, Belgium, and France – Marc Hooghe and Ellen Claes<\/p>\n

Chapter 10. Strengthening Education for Citizenship and Democracy in the UK – David Kerr and Elizabeth Cleaver<\/p>\n

Conclusion. The Way Forward – Peter Levine and James Youniss<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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