We need young people to be civically engaged in order to define and
address public problems. Their participation is important for
democracy, for institutions such as schools, and for young people
themselves, who are more likely to succeed in life if they are
engaged in their communities. In The Future of Democracy, Peter
Levine, scholar and practitioner, sounds the alarm: in recent
years, young Americans have become dangerously less engaged. They
are tolerant, patriotic, and idealistic, and some have invented
such novel and impressive forms of civic engagement, as blogs,
"buycott" movements, and transnational youth networks. But most
lack the skills and opportunities they need to participate in
politics or address public problems. Levine's timely manifesto
clearly explains the causes, symptoms, and repercussions of this
damaging trend, and, most importantly, the means whereby America
can confront and reverse it. Levine demonstrates how to change
young people's civic attitudes, skills, and knowledge and, equally
importantly, to reform our institutions so that civic engagement is
rewarding and effective. We must both prepare citizens for politics
and improve politics for citizens.
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