Civic Imagination: Making a Difference in American Political Life

by Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Elizabeth Bennett, Stephanie Savell, et al.

Book Overview

The Civic Imagination provides a rich empirical description of civic life and a broader discussion of the future of democracy in contemporary America. Over the course of a year, five researchers observed and participated in 7 civic organisations in a mid-sized US city. They draw on this ethnographic evidence to map the 'civic imaginations' that motivate citizenship engagement in America today. The book unpacks how contemporary Americans think about...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 161205305X
• ISBN13: 9781612053059
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.1"