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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784492703321

Titolo

Democracy at risk [[electronic resource] ] : how political choices undermine citizen participation and what we can do about it / / Stephen Macedo ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, 2005

ISBN

1-280-81330-X

9786610813308

0-8157-9786-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (239 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MacedoStephen <1957->

Disciplina

321.8

323.0420973

323/.042/0973

Soggetti

Political participation - United States

Citizenship - United States

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

Toward a political science of citizenship -- National electoral processes -- The American metropolis -- Associational life and the nonprofit and philanthropic sector -- Conclusion: Assessing our political science of citizenship.

Sommario/riassunto

"Documents how recent trends in civic engagement have been shaped by political institutions and public policies and recommends ways to increase the amount, quality, and distribution of civic engagement, focusing on elections, the metropolis, and the nonprofit sector and philanthropy"--Provided by publisher.