Civics category: 1212 books

Many of us may have participated in grassroots groups, changing the world in small and big ways, from building playgrounds and feeding the homeless, to protesting wars and ending legal segregation. Beyond the obvious fruits of these activities, what are the broader consequences of volunteering for...

An investigation of how governments, organizations, and groups use the Internet to promote civic and political engagement among young people. There has been widespread concern in contemporary Western societies about declining engagement in civic life; people are less inclined to vote, to join...

State socialism, neoliberalism - it's all the same! Thus one could put one's finger on the net result which is drawn in this publication. For it eloquently demonstrates that with one or the other economic and monetary concept of money too many people - and far too much humanity - fall by the wayside....

This book is a response to the need for scientific research on one of the components of quality of democracy, id est accountability. The author analyses thoroughly in cross-section the accountability mechanisms in Poland and Spain. This approach required that each of the issues under investigation...

Open Your American Heart takes readers on a journey toward shifting their consciousness regarding some of the greatest challenges our nation faces. The result in a shift in consciousness can result in citizens who are empowered and eager to give their energy toward making our nation the best it can be....

U.S. exceptionalism, the idea that the United States of America is superior to other nations, is no more fact-based and no less harmful than racism, sexism, and other forms of bigotry. The purpose of this book is to persuade you of that statement. This book examines how the United States actually...

In addressing democracy, equality, and justice together, the book stimulates discussions that go beyond the sometimes increasingly technical and increasingly discrete literatures that now dominate the study of each concept. The chapters fall into four categories: on justice and democracy; justice...

This book considers how the civic ideals embodied in India’s constitution are undermined by exclusions based on social and economic inequalities, sometimes even by its own strategies of inclusion. Once seen by Westerners as a political anomaly, India today is the case study that no global discussion of democracy and citizenship can ignore.

Outreach and engagement initiatives are crucial in promoting community development and social change. This can be achieved through a number of methods including public policy and urban development. The Handbook of Research on Civic Engagement and Social Change in Contemporary Society is a critical...

Written specifically to match the Higher for CfE syllabus offered by the Scottish Qualifications Authority for examination from 2015 onwards, Social Issues in the UK covers the two issues that students have the opportunity to study in this unit of the course: Social Inequality and Crime and the Law. ·...

The collection of lectures and publications from the Schumacher Center for a New Economics represents some of the foremost voices on a new economics. Writer, editor, ecologist, and activist, Stephanie Mills has been involved with matters ecological, bioregional, social, and political for over...

When pundits refer to the death of community, they are speaking of a number of social ills, which include, but are not limited to, the general increase in isolation and cynicism of our citizens, widespread concerns about declining political participation and membership in civic organizations, and...

Canada is known for its inclusive citizenship and multiculturalism policies that have been largely successful in integrating an increased diversity of Canadians. In contrast to the previous approach, in 2007, the Conservative government initiated a fundamental change to make citizenship more meaningful...

Your Voice, Your Vote is a manifesto for this year’s woman voter and for male voters who care about the women in their lives. Martha Burk empowers the reader to cut through the double talk, irrelevancies, and false promises, and focuses directly on what’s at stake for women not only in the 2014 election,...