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62) Democracy at risk: how political choices undermine citizen participation and what we can do about it
Publisher
Brookings Institution Press
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
"Documents how recent trends in civic engagement have been shaped by political institutions and public policies and recommends ways to increase the amount, quality, and distribution of civic engagement, focusing on elections, the metropolis, and the nonprofit sector and philanthropy"--Provided by publisher.
Series
Publisher
Zed Books
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Using new empirical case studies from around the world, this book illustrates how alternative forms of political mobilization - protests, social participation, activism, litigation & lobbying - engage with the formal institutions of representative democracy in ways that constitute the very essence of democratic politics.
Author
Series
Annual E. F. Schumacher lectures volume 9th
Publisher
E.F.Schumacher Society
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
920L
Language
English
Description
"In Knit a Hat, Take a Knee, young readers are taken through their #resistance ABCs. Through lyrically sparse writing, Rob Sanders introduces abstract concepts like "fighting for what you believe in" and turns them into something actionable"--
Author
Publisher
Public Affairs
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
This is an age of epic political turbulence in America. Old hierarchies and institutions are collapsing. From the fracturing of the major political parties, to the spread of bottom-up movements like Black Lives Matter and $15 Now, citizens across the country and across the political spectrum are reclaiming power. It is no longer the exclusive domain of CEOs, political elites, and insiders from either political party. And the question that today's...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
This audiobook presents an all-star collection of essays about activism and hope, edited by bestselling YA author Maureen Johnson.
Now, more than ever, young people are motivated to make a difference in a world they're bound to inherit. They're ready to stand up and be heard - but with much to shout about, where they do they begin? What can I do? How can I help?
How I Resist is the response, and a way to start the conversation.
72) The Palgrave handbook of volunteering, civic participation, and nonprofit associations: Volume 1
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
79) Bitter
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2022]
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
"After a childhood in foster care, Bitter is thrilled to have been chosen to attend Eucalyptus, a special school where she can focus on her painting surrounded by other creative teens. But outside this haven, the streets are filled with protests against the deep injustices that grip the city of Lucille. Bitter's instinct is to stay safe within the walls of Eucalyptus but her friends aren't willing to settle for a world that's so far away from what...