A comprehensive essay here by Miller-McCune’s David Villano, “Building a Better Citizen”, looking at various civic engagement efforts around the country. From transportation planning to economic development, Villano’s piece highlights some interesting projects.
The essay also features an interview with CSC Board member, and Exec Director of the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC), David Smith. Smith [...]
The Fed’s Government Services Administration (GSA) has just focused their Fall 2009 Intergovernmental Solutions Newsletter on “Engaging Citizens in Government“. The report highlights over 20 case studies, profiling civic engagement efforts from redistricting in Ohio to participatory budgeting in Brazil. The newsletter also looks at many online engagement efforts on a variety of policy topics.
According to research done by Joseph Kahne at Mills College, youth participation in civic activities has been steadily increasing over the past decade, after years of decline. Important for policy makers, Kahne’s study shows that the number one predictor of whether or not students participate is if they are asked to do so. Kahne and [...]