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Informationen zum Autor Harry C. Boyte is founder and codirector of the Center for Democracy and Citizenship at the University of Minnesota and Senior Fellow at the Humphrey Institute. He is the author of many books, including The Backyard Revolution and, with Sara Evans, Free Spaces. Klappentext "Harry Boyte and the Center for Democracy and Citizenship have without doubt exercised the premier intellectual leadership role in the movement for civic renewal in the U.S. over the past decade. In Everyday Politics! Boyte describes their approach." --Carmen Sirianni! coauthor! Civic Innovation in America"As Mark Twain said about the weather! everybody talks about the need for a new politics of participation and deliberation! but nobody does anything about it. Harry Boyte has. Through a combination of experience! political analysis! and philosophy! he shows us how 'everyday politics' can actually improve people's lives." --Jennifer Hochschild! Professor of African American Studies and Political Science! Harvard University! and editor of Perspectives on Politics "Boyte's novel take on the burgeoning efforts to renew civic life is a must-read for scholars and community-based practitioners alike who are recreating work-centered commonwealth traditions in an information age." --David Mathews! President! Kettering Foundation Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. Developing a Theory and Practice of Everyday Politics Chapter 1. The Stirrings of a New Politics Chapter 2. Populisms Chapter 3. The Growth of Everyday Politics Chapter 4. Citizenship as Public Work Chapter 5. Citizen Education as a Craft, not a Program Chapter 6. The Jane Addams School for Democracy Chapter 7. Professions as Public Work Chapter 8. Architects of Democracy Chapter 9. Spreading Everyday Politics Chapter 10. The Commonwealth of Freedom Notes Index Acknowledgments
