The New Citizenship: Unconventional Politics, Activism, and Service, Second Edition - Softcover

Rimmerman, Craig A.

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9780813398020: The New Citizenship: Unconventional Politics, Activism, and Service, Second Edition

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ISBN 10: 0813398029 ISBN 13: 9780813398020

Publisher: Routledge, 2001

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The second edition integrates the most recent survey data and discussions to explore politics and participation in public life.

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"Craig Rimmerman is among the few political scientists who both examine problems and offer solutions. "The New Citizenship: Unconventional Politics, Activism, and Service" draws upon the insights of political theorists and practitioners, assesses present-day participatory democracy, and offers recommendations for its improvement. This is a book that invites readers to learn - and then to take action."
MaryAnne Borrelli, Director, Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy, Connecticut College
"At few times in our history have we needed more understanding of the relationship of citizenship to a healthy democracy as we do now. Craig Rimmerman has done a masterful job in challenging us to think about the means to citizenship, but more importantly, the ends of sustained and enlightened civic engagement."
Suzanne W. Morse, Ph.D., Executive Director, Pew Partnership for Change"

This readable, engaging book addresses and urgent concern of our times, the decline of participation of college students in the democracy. Readers will come away with insight into both traditional and new forms of democratic participation and their appeal for the next generation. This an invaluable resource for faculty and students interested in American politics, history, social movements and civic engagement. Any faculty member teaching a service-learning course in any discipline will find it helpful for thinking through their course strategy and for civic reflection with their students."
--Elizabeth L. Hollander, Executive Director, Campus Compact

"A helpful first step in making political science courses relevant to our students once again. It is definitely worth considering for classroom adoption."
--American Political Science Review"Craig Rimmerman is among the few political scientists who both examine problems and offer solutions. The New Citizenship: Unconventional Politics, Activism, and Service draws upon the insights of political theorists and practitioners, assesses present-day participatory democracy, and offers recommendations for its improvement. This is a book that invites readers to learn - and then to take action."
-- MaryAnne Borrelli, Director, Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy, Connecticut College

Synopsis:

The second edition integrates the most recent survey data and discussions to explore politics and participation in public life.. We are not born citizens, but must be educated and trained to be citizens. This is the central tenet of The New Citizenship , which builds on the participatory democratic vision of the 1960s. Arguing that civic effort must go beyond merely voting, Craig Rimmerman examines grassroots mobilization, community activism, service learning, and the Internet as potential tools for confronting the breakdown of civility in U.S. politics.This second edition considers different vehicles for expressing the new citizenship, including the protests in Seattle over the IMF & World Bank, new organizations such as the 2030 Center, and how groups on both the political left and right are using the internet as a crucial organizing tool. The second edition also explores in greater detail the literature on service learning and its connection to different conceptions of the new citizenship. We are not born citizens, but must be educated and trained to be citizens.

This is the central tenet of The New Citizenship , which builds on the participatory democratic vision of the 1960s. Arguing that civic effort must go beyond merely voting, Craig Rimmerman examines grassroots mobilization, community activism, service learning, and the Internet as potential tools for confronting the breakdown of civility in U.S. politics.At the heart of The New Citizenship are the questions: Why do so many Americans fail to participate in their communities' affairs? What role should the citizenry play in our political system? In addressing these concerns, the text both evaluates the dilemma of participation, civility, and stability at a time when civic indifference is a national problem and outlines its sources, suggesting ways in which Americans can conquer their apathy toward government. Rimmerman also identifies alternative forms of participation (besides voting) seized upon by the citizenry to register discontent with its representative government. Considerable attention is devoted to the attitudes and values of college students as they approach their roles within the larger political system.This second edition considers different vehicles for expressing the new citizenship, including the protests in Seattle over the IMF & World Bank, new organizations such as the 2030 Center, and how groups on both the political left and right are using the internet as a crucial organizing tool.

The second edition also explores in greater detail the literature on service learning and its connection to different conceptions of the new citizenship.

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