United we serve [[electronic resource] ] : National service and the future of citizenship / / E. J. Dionne, Jr. Kayla Meltzer Drogosz, Robert E. Litan, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455573003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2003
• ISBN: 1-280-81273-7; 9786610812738; 0-8157-1864-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): DionneE. J; DrogoszKayla Meltzer; LitanRobert E. <1950->
• Disciplina: 323.6/0973
• Soggetti: National service - United States; Public welfare - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. United We Serve? The Promise of National Service; 2. Bowling Together; 3. Will September 11 Revitalize Civic Democracy?; 4. Patriotism-Lite Meets the Citizen-Soldier; 5. The Politics of Service; 6. Service and the Bush Administration's Civic Agenda; 7. Patriotism Means Reaching beyond Our Self-Interest; 8. The Duties of Democracy; 9. Thinking Bigger about Citizenship; 10. Solving Problems through Service; 11. Doing Well and Doing Good; 12. Flying Colors; 13. A New Greatest Generation?; 14. The Obligations of September 11, 200115. A Bad Idea Whose Time Has Passed; COMMENT: The Case for Universal Service--Again; 16. A Solution in Search of a Problem; 17. In Power, but Not in Peril; 18. Bring Back the Draft; 19. Dodgy Drafters; 20. Degraded into a Trade; 21. Military Service and the Middle Class; 22. The American Military and the Idea of Service; 23. Empowering Communities; 24. Is the Era of Recreational Government Bashing Over?; 25. Service in the Pursuit of ; Social Justice; 26. Profits through Principles; 27. A New Citizenship for a New Century; 28. First Vote; 29. Can Civic Knowledge Motivate the Next Generation?COMMENT: Learning Service at Ground Zero; 30. Service and the State; 31. Civic Innovation and Public Policy for Democracy; 32. The Volunteering Decision; 33. Civil Society, Religion, and the Formation of Citizens; 34. The Impact of Religious Involvement on Civic Life; 35. Challenging America's Faithful; 36. Citizenship without Politics? A Critique of Pure Service; 37. Public Work and the Dignity of Politics; 38. How People Learn to Be Civic; Notes; Contributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Public rhetoric in the USA has always laid heavy stress on the obligations of citizenship. Bill Clinton praised the idea of service as does George W. Bush. This volume gathers voices on civic life and civic obligation to explore the idea of national service as it relates to citizenship.