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"Essential reading for anyone concerned about the trajectory of American politics, Gathering Power shows what has gone wrong and how to fix it. Osterman tells stories of campaigns and of the people whose political commitment has been renewed. He shows how to build politics from the ground up and to ultimately give new life to the progressive agenda at the national level. Gathering Power claims an important place for religion in progressive politics...

"In Our Common Journey, Paul de Jongh proposes a new model of cooperative environmental management that brings together government, business, citizens, and activists to work out long-term deals for achieving a sustainable environment and economy. De Jongh's model is based on lessons learned during his leadership of the Dutch National Environmental Policy Plan (NEPP). Now widely seen as the international standard in sustainable development planning,...

Interest in citizenship has never been higher. But what does it mean to be a citizen in a modern, complex community? Richard Bellamy approaches the subject of citizenship from a political perspective and, in clear and accessible language, addresses the complexities behind this highly topical issue.

Arguing that an excess of liberalism has undone American democratic institutions, Barber demonstrates that the political crises of this era -- cynicism about voting, alienation, privatism and the growing paralysis of public institutions -- are symptoms of a malaise due to liberal ways of thinking about and doing politics. He believes that if Americans are to survive as a free people, they will have to participate more in their political system through...

Saving Democracy presents a bold yet practical plan for reinventing American democracy for the twenty-first century. The book diagnoses contemporary political ills as symptoms of corruption in our large republic and develops a new understanding of representative democracy. Building on the ideas of James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, Saving Democracy shows how it is possible to combine the traditional town hall and the Internet to fashion a new theory...

[This book] services as [a] discussion and analysis of the issues surrounding the participation of youth in American politics and the strategies and tactics that can be used to engage young votes. [in the book, the authors] provide us with an important discussion of why engaging this generation matters ... A consistent theme throughout the eleven diverse ... chapters is the importance of taking young people "seriously." This book should influence...

Conservative Christians and Political Participation examines the involvement and influence of the growing number of Conservative Christians in America. A historical overview of the interaction of religion and politics from colonial times to today sets the stage for a deeper exploration into the demographics of this group, the concerns they share, and the creative methods they employ to achieve their goals through protests, political activity, leadership,...