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Civic Engagement Models and Practices
Thu, September 5, 2:00 to 3:30pm, Marriott Philadelphia Downtown, 402Session Submission Type: Created Panel
Session Description
Civic engagement is central to the maintenance of a democratic polity, yet the concept remains somewhat elusive. This panel addresses core issues that scholars and practitioners continue to debate. What exactly constitutes civic engagement? How much of civic engagement is political? What political and social structures and organizations support (or impede) civic engagement?
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Individual Presentations
Democracy as a Practice: Recovering the Political in Civic Engagement - Simanti Lahiri, Rutgers University–Camden
Democratic Legitimacy across the Pond: Citizen Engagement in the US and the EU - Annie Niessen, University of Liege
New Civic Engagement? Where Has the ‘Public’ and ‘Work’ Gone in Public Work? - Erika Coe, University of Montana
Using Social Models of Civic Engagement to Strengthen Democracy - Titus Alexander, Democracy Matters