Civic Talk - Peers, Politics, and the Future of Democracy

Informationen zum Autor Casey A. Klofstad is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Miami. Klappentext Casey A. Klofstad¿is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Miami. Zusammenfassung Exploring how the simple act of talking about politics and current events with friends! colleagues! and relatives causes us to become more civically active Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; Preface 1: Introduction; 2: Civic Talk and Civic Participation; 3: Does Civic Talk Cause Civic Participation?; 4: Why Does Civic Talk Cause Civic Participation?; 5: Do You Matter?; 6: Do Your Peers Matter?; 7: The Significant and Lasting Effect of Civic Talk; 8: Peers! Politics! and the Future of Democracy Appendix; Bibliography; Index

Product details

• Authors: Casey Klofstad, Casey A. Klofstad
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.01.2011
• EAN: 9781439902721
• ISBN: 978-1-4399-0272-1
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Social Logic of Politics; Social Logic of Politics
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education