Public rhetoric in the United States has always laid heavy stress
on the obligations of citizenship. Bill Clinton praised the idea of
service, and so does George W. Bush. Since September 11, the debate
over service and the obligations of citizenship has become even
more urgent. United We Serve gathers many diverse voices on civic
life and civic obligation to explore the idea of national service
as it relates to citizenship. Activists and practitioners discuss
the rise of the service movement, its practical successes, and its
challenges. Policymakers and political leaders explore the links
between service and problem solving. Political scientists and
philosophers connect the service debate to larger concerns about
democratic participation. The book also includes a lively debate
over whether the U.S. should reconsider compulsory national
service. The discussion about service is a debate over how
Americans think of themselves and their nation -and about what the
"new patriotism" means. Contributors include: Daniel Blumenthal,
Harry Boyte, John M. Bridgeland, Louis Caldera, Bruce Chapman,
former President Bill Clinton, Charles Cobb Jr., Jane Eisner, Jean
Bethke Elshtain, William Galston, Stephen Goldsmith, Robert D.
Haas, Stephen Hess, Peter D. Hart and Mario A. Brossard, Alan
Khazei, John Lehman, Leslie Lenkowsky, Paul C. Light, Michael Lind,
Tod Lindberg, Will Marshall and Marc Magee, Senator John McCain,
Charles Moskos, Robert Putnam, Representative Charles Rangel, Alice
M. Rivlin, Michael Schudson, Mark Shields, Carmen Sirianni, Theda
Skocpol, Andrew L. Stern, Jeff Swartz, Steven Waldman, Caspar
Weinberger, David Winston, Harris Wofford, and Robert Wuthnow.
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