The Center for Information & Research On Civic Learning & Engagement released a new paper by Constance Flanagan, Peter Levine, and Richard Settersten entitled “Civic Engagement and the Changing Transition to Adulthood“. The paper argues that life civic participation for people in their 20s has declined dramatically from the 1970s. The authors found that marriage, [...]
Assisted by the University of Pennsylvania Project for Civic Engagement, the City of Philadelphia recently hosted forums entitled “Tight Times, Tough Choices” to inform citizens about the city’s fiscal situation and to inform city officials about how Philadelphians want the city to handle the tough choices it faces. First, citizens received a briefing on the [...]
The Deliberative Democracy Consortium and the Democracy Imperative are hosting a national conference at the University of New Hampshire entitled “No Better Time: Promising Opportunities in Deliberative Democracy for Educators and Practitioners” from July 8-11, 2009. The primary goal of No Better Time is to examine developments in civic engagement and citizen participation and to consider future [...]