Historically there has been a relative dearth of social science research into civic education—
even in political science, a discipline that had civic education as one of its founding …

We review the existing literature on the role of parenthood as a motivator of environmental
engagement (the green parenthood effect), focusing particularly on climate change. We find …

In this new, fully revised and expanded fourth edition of Public Communication Campaigns,
Rice and Atkin provide readers with a comprehensive, up-to-date look into the field of public …

This study of 4,057 students from 52 high schools in Chicago finds that a set of specific kinds
of civic learning opportunities fosters notable improvements in students' commitments to …

Does civics instruction have an impact on the political engagement of adolescents? If so,
how? Analysis of data from CIVED, a major study of civic education conducted in 1999, finds …

Participation in social movements is a multifaceted phenomenon. Indeed, there are many
different forms of movement participation. Two important dimensions to distinguish forms of …

Do the voluntary activities of youth increase political engagement in adulthood? Political
participation is typically characterized by inertia: reproduced within families, highly …

Political socialization describes the process by which citizens crystalize political identities,
values and behavior that remain relatively persistent throughout later life. This chapter …

The consensus in the empirical literature on political participation is that education positively
correlates with political participation. Theoretical explanations posit that education confers …

IT iS APPROPRiATE that in writing a book about how communities affect us, I have been
supported by many people in different, but often overlapping, communities. This book began …