Thinking Outside the (Ballot) Box: A Broader Political Engagement Strategy for America's Civic Organizations.
Although often presented as the central and sole aspect in public discussions on how to raise civic or political engagement, voting is only one small part of the larger equation. Given that citizen participation, including voting, has been prohibited rather than encouraged by the demonstrable chang...
| Publicado en: | National Civic Review Vol. 93; no. 2; pp. 20 - 31 |
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Summer 2004
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| Sumario: | Although often presented as the central and sole aspect in public discussions on how to raise civic or political engagement, voting is only one small part of the larger equation. Given that citizen participation, including voting, has been prohibited rather than encouraged by the demonstrable changes in how political campaigns are conducted in recent years, it is time to assess how the system can be changed so as to provide an incentive to vote. Civic organizations at the national and local levels have a role to play in helping to link the civic infrastructure they represent with a broader agenda to promote nonpartisan political engagement. Details are provided of some of the most important elements of such a political reform agenda to promote civic engagement. |
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