Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Citizens at the Center: A New Approach to Civic Engagement
[Thanks to Star Vox for this link]
Getting citizens more involved in the civic life and health of their communities must begin with citizens themselves, according to Citizens at the Center: A New Approach to Civic Engagement, written by Dr. Cynthia Gibson and commissioned by the Case Foundation. Based on interviews with researchers and experts in service/civic engagement, politics, and marketing, the paper offers specific recommendations for giving citizens the tools they need to identify problems and develop solutions -- and warns against top-down solutions that require people to "plug into" existing programs or campaigns.
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