National Civic Review articles from March 2003

National Civic Review archives from March 2003

Note from the president.(Christopher T. Gates, National Civic Review)(Editorial)(Author Abstract)
March 22, 2003... There is a well-known quote from the famous Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard: "Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards." In a less abstract way than it figures in Kierkegaard's philosophy, this epigram...

Beyond BCRA: cutting-edge campaign finance reform at the local government level.(Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act; includes local government listings)
March 22, 2003... Congressional passage and Federal Election Commission implementation of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) (aka the McCain-Feingold bill) has commanded the attention of media, political pundits, and elected officials throughout the...

The nuts and bolts of public financing of state candidate campaigns.(United States; includes "Public Financing of State Elections" and statistical tables)
March 22, 2003... The system of governance in the United States has historically been founded upon two frequently dichotomous forces: the public sphere of democracy, based largely on the principle of equality of opportunity; and the private sphere of...

America's urban crisis a decade after the Los Angeles riots.(research)
March 22, 2003... The tenth anniversary of the April 1992 riots in Los Angeles--which left fifty-five people dead and caused more than $1 billion in property damage, the most costly in the nation's history--sparked a small industry of reports and assessments...

Devotion: declaring our intentions in public life.(America)
March 22, 2003... Abraham Lincoln once said, "Why should there not be a patient confidence in the ultimate justice of the people? Is there any better or equal hope in the world?" Over a year ago, terrorists attacked our nation. Just hours later, members...

The civic landscape.(democracy United States)
March 22, 2003... Our brief acquaintance with the twenty-first century already indicates that all our institutions--public, private, and nonprofit--need to reexamine the role they play in the broad processes of strengthening democracy, encouraging civic...

The public hearing process: a tool for citizen participation, or a path toward citizen alienation?
March 22, 2003... Every day, and often late into the night, local governments decide issues that affect some portion of the community These decisions are typically made with the assistance of a public hearing. In fact, state law in California mandates use of...

Contemporary challenges in local government.
March 22, 2003... The Bertelsmann Foundation, the largest foundation in Germany, sponsors the Carl Bertelsmann Prize for innovative solutions to public problems. In 1993 the award was given for exemplary practice of democracy and efficiency in local...