The Future of Democracy by Peter Levine
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.Peter G.Levine is co-director of the Neuromotor Recovery and Rehabilitation Laboratory and a researcher at the University of Cincinnati Academic Medical Center's Department of Rehabilitation Sciences in Cincinnati, Ohio. For almost a decade, Levine has been active in stroke-specific rehabilitation research and has been published in journals and magazines, including the National Stroke Association's StrokeSmart. Levine also publishes a monthly blog for Progress for Physical Therapists and leads workshops on stroke therapy and neuroplasticity across the United States.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781584656487 |
| ISBN 10 | 1584656484 |
| Title | The Future of Democracy |
| Author | Peter Levine |
| Series | Civil Society: Historical And Contemporary Perspectives S |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University Press of New England |
| Year published | 2007-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 308 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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