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The Capacity for Civic Engagement: Public and Private Worlds of the Self
David P. Levine
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Description for The Capacity for Civic Engagement: Public and Private Worlds of the Self
Hardcover. This book explores the distinction between the public and the private, with special concern for the nature of the individual's attachment to public institutions and ideals. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPF; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
How do we form a connection to the ideals and institutions of public life? This connection is sometimes expressed in the language of civic engagement, public service, and commitment to the public good. While we do not lack for literature to guide us in thinking about public life, we have less to call on when our problem is not only to explore public ideals and institutions, but also to consider the nature and origin of our capacity to make a connection with and find meaning in those institutions and ideals. Levine explores the nature and origin of this capacity to ... Read more
How do we form a connection to the ideals and institutions of public life? This connection is sometimes expressed in the language of civic engagement, public service, and commitment to the public good. While we do not lack for literature to guide us in thinking about public life, we have less to call on when our problem is not only to explore public ideals and institutions, but also to consider the nature and origin of our capacity to make a connection with and find meaning in those institutions and ideals. Levine explores the nature and origin of this capacity to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230102835
SKU
V9780230102835
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99-15
About David P. Levine
DAVID P. LEVINE is Professor and Associate Dean in the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver, USA.
Reviews for The Capacity for Civic Engagement: Public and Private Worlds of the Self
"Considering the historical moment we are living through and the current policy debates and political challenges for an ostensibly polarized America, David Levine asks some fundamental questions not asked presently by most economists, political scientists, policy analysts and academics, politicians, and public administrators - questions that ought to be at the forefront of the present dialogue in American politics. The ... Read more