Engaging young people in civic life
By: edited by James Youniss and Peter Levine ; foreword by Lee Hamilton.
Contributors: Youniss, James.; Levine, Peter, 1967-
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Nashville, Tenn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9780826516503; 9780826516510
Subjects: Youth -- Political activity; Political participation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Policy for youth civic engagement / Peter Levine and James Youniss; title: A "younger Americans act": an old idea for a new era / James Youniss and Peter Levine; title: Democracy for some: the civic opportunity gap in high school / Joseph Kahne and Ellen Middaugh; title: Principles that promote discussion of controversial political issues / Diana Hess; title: Policies for civic engagement beyond the schoolyard / James G. Gimpel and Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz; title: Civic participation and development in urban adolescents / Daniel Hart and Ben Kirshner; title: City government as enabler of youth civic engagement: policy design and implications / Carmen Sirianni and Diana Marginean Schor; title: Local political parties and young voters: context, resources, and policy innovation / Daniel M. Shea; title: Youth electoral participation in Canada and Scandinavia / Henry Milner; title: Civic education in Europe: perspectives from the Netherlands, Belgium, and France / Marc Hooghe and Ellen Claes; title: Strengthening education for citizenship and democracy in the UK / David Kerr and Elizabeth Cleaver; title: Conclusion: The way forward / Peter Levine and James Youniss.