New Advances in the Study of Civic Voluntarism
Subtitle: Resources, Engagement, and Recruitment
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9781439913253
Subjects: Voluntarism; Political participation; Civil society
Description: Individuals who are civically active have three things in common: they have the capacity to do so, they want to, and they have been asked to participate. New Advances in the Study of Civic Voluntarism is dedicated to examining the continued influence of these factors—resources, engagement, and recruitment—on civic participation in the twenty-first century. The contributors to this volume examine recent social, political, technological, and intellectual changes to provide the newest research in the field. Topics range from race and religion to youth in the digital age, to illustrate the continued importance of understanding the role of the everyday citizen in a democratic society.