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ISBN 10: 0815754051 
ISBN 13: 9780815754053
Author: Stephen Macedo

Voter turnout was unusually high in the 2004 U.S. presidential election. At first glance, that level of participation—largely spurred by war in Iraq and a burgeoning culture war at home—might look like vindication of democracy. If the recent past is any indication, however, too many Americans will soon return to apathy and inactivity. Clearly, all is not well in our civic life. Citizens are participating in public affairs too infrequently, too unequally, and in too few venues to develop and sustain a robust democracy. This important new book explores the problem of America's decreasing involvement in its own affairs. D emocracy at Risk reveals the dangers of civic disengagement for the future of representative democracy. The authors, all eminent scholars, undertake three main tasks: documenting recent trends in civic engagement, exploring the influence that the design of political institutions and public policies have had on those trends, and recommending steps that will increase the amount and quality of civic engagement in America. The authors focus their attention on three key areas: the electoral process, including elections and the way people get involved; the impact of location, including demographic shifts and changing development patterns; and the critical role of nonprofit organizations and voluntary associations, including the philanthropy that help keep them going.

Democracy at Risk How Political Choices Undermine Citizen Participation 1st Table of contents:

Part I: Setting the Stage

• Chapter 1: Toward a Political Science of Citizenship
  • What Is Civic Engagement?
  • What Dimensions of Civic Engagement Should We Care About?
  • Can Civic Engagement Be Bad?
  • Our Report and the American Political Science Association
  • Roadmap to What Follows
  • Conclusion

Part II: Arenas of Participation and Their Challenges

• Chapter 2: National Electoral Processes

  • Basic Trends in Electoral Participation
  • Diagnosing Our Civic Malaise
  • Personal Factors Influencing Turnout
  • Structural Factors (e.g., voter registration laws, election administration)
  • Cultural Factors
  • What Is to Be Done? (Recommendations for reform)
  • Conclusion

• Chapter 3: The American Metropolis

  • The Promise and Perils of Local Politics
  • Changing Patterns of Metropolitan Life and Their Impact on Civic Life
  • Place, Context, and Civic Activity
  • Engagement with Electoral Politics at the Local Level
  • Political Engagement Between Elections (e.g., local advocacy, activism)
  • Community Engagement through Nongovernmental Institutions and Groups
  • What Is to Be Done? (Recommendations for urban/local policy)
  • Conclusion

• Chapter 4: Associational Life and the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector

  • Associations and Civic Engagement: Historical Role and Importance
  • Two Positive Trends: Volunteering and Growth of the Nonprofit Sector
  • How Policy Creates and Regulates Nonprofits
  • Reshaping the Civic Context for Associations
  • What Is to Be Done? (Recommendations for strengthening civil society)
  • Conclusion

Part III: Conclusion

• Chapter 5: Assessing Our Political Science of Citizenship
  • Summary of Findings
  • Integrating the Different Levels of Analysis
  • Broader Implications for Democratic Theory and Practice
  • A Path Forward for Reinvigorating Citizen Participation

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