New Book: The Civic Renewal Movement: Community Building and Democracy in the US

Posted by on April 7, 2006

[posted from Higher Ed Service-Learning listserv]

“The Civic Renewal Movement: Community Building and Democracy in the United States” by Carmen Sirianni and Lewis Friedland has just been published by Kettering Foundation Press. The table of contents appears below. Included are chapters on Engaged Campus and Healthy Communities.

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Part One: Civic Innovations, Diverse Movements
Community organizing and development
Civic environmentalism
Engaged campus
Community youth development and K-12 civic education
Healthy communities
Public journalism and civic communications

Part Two: A Movement for Democractic Renewal
Why innovation?
Why a movement?
Civic renewal as a movement master frame

Part Three: Building the Movement: Prospects and Challenges
Movement-building initiatives
Persistent challenges
Partisanship and nonpartisanship in the movement
In conclusion

Part Four: Research Note and Resource Guide
Research note
Civic renewal organizations and web sites
Manuals, best practices, declarations and proposals
Scholarly studies