National Civic Review articles from March 2004

National Civic Review archives from March 2004

Note from the editor.(Introduction)
March 22, 2004... In cooperation with our publisher, Jossey-Bass, the National Civic League undertook the recent redesign of the National Civic Review as a means of repositioning the journal to play a more prominent role in the public discourse of civic...

The regional civic movement in California.
March 22, 2004... California has been under the national microscope over the past year, first with the largest state budget deficit in the history of the nation ($38 billion) and then with the first successful gubernatorial recall campaign in California's...

The new home rule: a regionalism alternative, supplement, or distraction?
March 22, 2004... In June 2003, the Harvard Law Review published an intriguing article on home rule--the doctrine that carves out an area of independent action for local government--and the prospects for antisprawl efforts. The author, David Barton, argued that...

Structures matter, but leadership matters more: the practice of politics in a fragmented region.
March 22, 2004... Fragmentation of governmental authority frustrates collective action to address important challenges. In the face of critical issues too big for municipalities to handle on their own but too small to warrant state intervention, the...

Alleviating the problem of rational voter ignorance: a proposal for a ballot portal.
March 22, 2004... Political scientists have long observed that what is good for the individual may be bad for the group. Under a ruthless dictatorship, for example, the people might want to overthrow their leaders and establish a democratic government. But it is...

The rise of the new civic revolutionaries: answering the call to stewardship in our times.(Excerpt)
March 22, 2004... This article is adapted from the chapter "The Rise of the New Civic Revolutionaries," which appears in Civic Revolutionaries: Igniting the Passion for Change in America's Communities, by Douglas Henton, John Melville, and Kim Walesh...

The promise of youth is in the present.(Trends In Civic Engagement)
March 22, 2004... Every so often a new concept or set of ideas comes along to capture the imagination and attention of the civic engagement community. A few years back, Robert Putnam's work Bowling Alone fostered tremendous interest in the concept of social...

Engaging the Electronic Electorate.(Trends In Civic Engagement)
March 22, 2004... The Internet has been hailed as a medium with the potential for increasing both citizen information about and participation in politics. Not only does it facilitate interaction with others across long distances, but it also offers a convenient...

Liberal education as moral education.(Community Building)
March 22, 2004... For more than fifteen years now as a professor, I've made my living as an ethicist. In my teaching and writing, I've explored through a moral lens the practical and professional dilemmas of everyday life. Recently, I've taken on an additional...