Young People; Citizenship and Political Participation: Combating

Prominent studies and opinion polls often claim that young people are disengaged from political institutions; distrustful of politicians; and disillusioned about democracy. Young People; Citizenship and Political Participation challenges these political stereotypes by asking whether young people have been contributing to or rectifying our civic deficit. In particular; it examines the role of civics education in addressing the so-called crisis of democracy. Turning away from conventional suggestions often advocated by politicians and educators that offer civics education as the solution; the book advances an alternate approach to civics – one that acknowledges the increasingly diverse ways in which young people are both engaging and disengaging politically. Buy now the item at ONLY: 92.95