Citizen Democracy - Political Activists in a Cynical Age (Paperback, 3rd Edition)

Apathy and antipathy toward politics are epidemic. Citizen Democracy provides the antidote. In this revised and updated edition, Stephen E. Frantzich portrays citizens from every walk of life--rich and poor, old and young, black and white, male and female, left and right, famous and obscure--as they choose to become involved in politics at a level to which readers can relate. Some of the stories contain unexpected twists. Candy Lightner, the founder of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, now works as a liquor industry lobbyist and argues that MADD has gone too far. College freshman Gregory Watson reacted to receiving a OCO on a political science paper by quitting school and becoming the driving force behind passage of a constitutional amendment that had been the subject of his paper. Two young women independently wrote letters of application to the U.S. Naval Academy and in the process moved military education in the direction of gender neutrality. Citizen Democracy shows ordinary people engaged in extraordinary civic activity. Their causes run the gamut from civil rights to flag burning, from the Internet to the environment--but their common cause is the fact that they creatively entered the arena of national public policy making and made a difference.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	People, Passions, and Power: Social Movements, Interest Organizations, and the P
Release date:	August 2008
First published:	August 2008
Authors:	Stephen E. Frantzich
Dimensions:	231 x 155 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	292
Edition:	3rd Edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7425-6446-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Civil rights & citizenship Promotions
LSN:	0-7425-6446-0
Barcode:	9780742564466

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