Civics and citizenship Books

Book SynopsisStreet protests are one side of a worldwide citizens' movement. Another side is the increasing use of boycotts, one of the most powerful weapons in the organizer’s arsenal: it is an effective and moral lever for civil rights, most notably today in its adoption by the BDS movement. Since the days of the 19th century Irish land wars, when Irish tenant farmers defied the actions of Captain Charles Boycott and English landlords, “boycott” has been a method that’s had an impact time and again. In the 20th century, it notably played central roles in the liberation of India and South Africa and the struggle for civil rights in the U.S.: the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott is generally seen as a turning point in the movement against segregation. Assuming Boycott is the essential reader for today’s creative leaders and cultural practitioners, including original contributions by artists, scholars, activists, critics, curators and writers who examine the historical precedent of South Africa; the current cultural boycott of Israel; freedom of speech and self-censorship; and long-distance activism. It is about consequences and causes of cultural boycott. Far from withdrawal or cynicism, boycott emerges as a productive tool of creative and productive engagement.Trade ReviewPraise for Assuming Boycott "Artistic resistance has seldom proven so socially useful, or as complicated. This intellectually engaging study targets the paradoxes, limitations, and media spectacle of organized cultural boycotts and state-sponsored censorship from South African apartheid in the 1980s, to present day Israel-Palestine, Cuba, the Gulf States, the United Kingdom, and the United States among other geopolitical zones of conflict." —Gregory Sholette, artist and author of Delirium and Resistance: Activist Art and the Crisis of Capitalism "Assuming Boycott defiantly holds the best arguments regarding boycott. It shows that boycott is not only a form of sanctions but also an invitation to dialogue. This collection of essays offers a historical perspective with comparative case studies, making it the ultimate resource to help decide where to draw the ethical line." —Galit Eilat, writer and curator, co-curator of 31st São Paulo Biennial "Assuming Boycott is an essential contribution to an ongoing, urgent conversation about how artists, writers, and thinkers have time and again created subtle, meaningful, powerful, and vibrant ways to engage the political sphere. This book is a valuable guide to cultural boycotts from South Africa to Palestine." —Walid Raad, artist, professor, Cooper Union "The brilliant writers and debaters assembled here come at the issue from different angles, all from the central belief that art is never not political." —Holland Cotter, co-chief art critic, The New York Times "An essential guide to the terrain of cultural politics today. With colleagues and comrades like these, one feels not only bolstered but downright emboldened." —Hal Foster, Professor of Art and Archaeology, Princeton UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction by Kareem Estefan I. The Cultural Boycott of Apartheid South Africa Sean Jacobs, The Legacy of the Cultural Boycott Against South Africa John Peffer, Art, Resistance, and Community in 1980s South Africa Hlonipha Mokoena, Kwaito: The Revolution Was Not Televised; It Announced Itself in Song Frank B. Wilderson III, Incognegro: A Memoir of Exile and Apartheid (excerpt) II. BDS and the Cultural Boycott of Israel Ariella Azoulay, “We,” Palestinians and Jewish Israelis: The Right Not to Be a Perpetrator Noura Erakat, The Case for BDS and the Path to Co-Resistance Eyal Weizman and Kareem Estefan, Extending Co-Resistance Nasser Abourahme, Boycott, Decolonization, Return: BDS and the Limits of Political Solidarity Joshua Simon, Neoliberal Politics, Protective Edge, and BDS Yazan Khalili, The Utopian Conflict III. Who Speaks? Who Is Silenced? Tania Bruguera, The Shifting Grounds of Censorship and Freedom of Expression, from Cuba to Israel Naeem Mohaiemen, The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Campaign Svetlana Mintcheva, Structures of Power and the Ethical Limits of Speech Ann Laura Stoler, By Colonial Design: Or, Why We Say We Don’t Know Enough IV. Dis/engagement From Afar Chelsea Haines, The Distant Image Mariam Ghani with Haig Aivazian, 52 Weeks, and Engaging by Disengaging Nathan Gray and Ahmet Öğüt, Not Walking Away: Participation and Withdrawal in the 2014 Sydney Biennial Radhika Subramaniam, Loose Connection

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Book Synopsis"Beautiful Rising offers insights and lessons for creative resistance from across the Global South, making it a crucial resource for change-makers."—Archbishop Desmond Tutu "Beyond a brilliantly innovative toolkit for making social change, you will find here a 'deep structure' of activist patterns and principles that can unite millions in creating a new world beyond capitalist sociopathy and strong man despotism. Read this optimistic book for hope in grim times. " —Charles Derber, professor of sociology at Boston College and author of Welcome to the Revolution: Universalizing Resistance for Social Justice and Democracy in Perilous Times Based on face-to-face jam sessions held in Yangon, Amman, Harare, Dhaka, Kampala and Oaxaca, Beautiful Rising includes stories of the Ugandan organizers who smuggled two yellow-painted pigs into parliament to protest corruption; the Burmese students' 360-mile long march against undemocratic and overly centralized education reforms; the Lebanese "honk at parliament" campaign against politicians who had clung to power long after their term had expired; and much more. Now, in one remarkable book, you can find the collective wisdom of more than a hundred grassroots organizers from five continents. It's everything you need for a DIY uprising of your own.Trade Review"A wonderful and inspiring showcase of stories, tactics and theories that have been used in the global south to fight for a better world." — Global Justice Now

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Book SynopsisWhen white nationalists and their supporters clashed with counter-demonstrators in the college town of Charlottesville over the removal of a Confederate statue, resulting in the death of one anti-racist activist and the wounding of thirty-five more, a signal moment in American history was reached.Suddenly, U.S. citizens who had previously thought of themselves as moderate began to wonder whether violence in defending their values against fellow citizens was not only an option, but a necessitywhether the way American history has been commonly presented is not only unfair but inaccurate; whether the current President is to blame for the sudden visibility of white supremacist groups; and finally, whether a surge in racism and ultra-nationalism is irrevocably re-shaping the country.Charlottesville: Before & Beyond untangles the meaning of the events that unfolded last August. Part One of the book documents and comments upon the immediate aftermath of the violence. Part Two addresses the context, both before and after, for interpreting the violence: essays reflect on the social and cultural landscape of the nation, the role of the media, and the logic of punching Nazis in the face.Including writing by Eric Anthamatten, Nicholas Baer, Wes Bellamy, Keval Bhatt, Vaughn A. Booker, Andrew Boyer, Maria Bucur, Jordan Dunn, Mindy Fullilove, Laura Goldblatt, Jeffrey C. Goldfarb, Maggie Hennefeld, Christopher Howard-Woods, Jeffrey Isaac, Michael Sasha King, Mitchell Kosters, Jared Loggins, Gordon Mantler, Marcus McCullough, Rachel McKinney, Julia Ott, Claire Potter, Isaac Ariail Reed, Neil Roberts, Melvin Rogers, Sanford Schram, Siva Vaidhyanathan, Michael Weinman, Leonard A. Williams, and Deva Woodly.

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Book SynopsisThe inside story of how, using deliberate and strategic social engineering, The 700 Club moved Christians steadily into the Republican Party?and moved the party itself to the right.How did Evangelical Christians become the American right wing's attack troops? Televangelist Pat Robertson was one of the first to realize the political potential of millions of Evangelicals, and decided to determine how battlelines were drawn. Robertson, now a leading and unflinching Trump supporter, rose to national prominence in the 1960s with his Christian Broadcasting Network and his hit show The 700 Club. Terry Heaton was instrumental in Robertson''s rise to power and now deeply regrets his role at The 700 Club, where he was executive producer. He now provides the inside story of how evangelical Christianity forced itself on a needy Republican Party in order to gain political influence on a global level. Using deliberate and strategic social engineering, The 700 Club moved Christians steadily into the Republican Partyand moved the party itself to the right.With a gospel message that appealed to self-interest, The 700 Club violated numerous laws in an attempt to create a Shadow Government of Evangelicals, all in the name of doing God's work on earth. The results of this long-term campaign were fully on display in the 2016 electoral season.

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Book SynopsisOfficial Companion to the Library of Congress Exhibition.The campaign for women’s suffrage—considered the largest reform movement in American history—lasted more than seven decades. The struggle was not for the fainthearted. For years, determined women organized, lobbied, paraded, petitioned, lectured, picketed, and faced imprisonment in pursuit of the right to vote. Drawing from the Library’s extensive collections of photographs, personal papers, and the organizational records of such figures as Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Mary Church Terrell, Carrie Chapman Catt, the National Woman’s Party, and the National American Woman Suffrage Association, Shall Not Be Denied traces the movement leading to the women’s rights convention at Seneca Falls, the contributions of suffragists who worked to persuade women that they deserved the same rights as men, the divergent political strategies and internal divisions they overcame, the push for a federal women’s suffrage amendment, and the legacy of the movement. A companion to the exhibition staged by the Library of Congress, which opened on June 4, 2019—the 100th anniversary of the US Senate’s passage of the suffrage amendment that would become the 19th amendment—Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote is part of the national commemoration of the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage.Published by Rutgers University Press in association with the Library of Congress. Trade Review“This artfully presented collection of photographs, broadsheets, cartoons, pamphlets and varied other illustrations of women’s struggle for equality in America, along with illuminating prose, makes it clear that the battle for rights has been bitter, sometimes brutal. And it’s not over yet. Though it might make you mad—read it and learn!” -- Cokie Roberts * journalist and author of Founding Mothers, Ladies of Liberty, Capital Dames *"The history of this struggle is one of celebration and setbacks, commanded by dynamic and formidable personalities—change-makers—who believed in relentless action and civil disobedience in the name of equality and justice. In fighting for the right to vote, women formed national political organizations, developed new strategies for protest, and brought women into the public sphere in new and more visible ways. These advances laid the groundwork for civic action that has been emulated by those working for other civil rights causes." -- Carla D. Hayden * Librarian of Congress, from the foreword *Table of ContentsContents Foreword by Carla D. Hayden 1 Building a Movement 2 New Tactics for a New Generation 3 Fortitude, Sacrifice, Victory 4 The Fight Continues Acknowledgments Bibliography / Further Reading Index Illustration Credits

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Book SynopsisThe Citizens Campaign, co-founded by the author and his wife, Caroline B. Pozycki, offers citizen leadership training and citizen leadership service opportunities for regular citizens. CITIZEN POWER gives all Americans the know how to become no-blame problem solvers and be part of what is emerging as a new model for a citizen driven national public service.Trade Review"The Citizens Campaign Unveils Online Course Empowering Everyone to Take Personal Responsibility for Healing Our Political Divide" * Insider NJ *Table of ContentsCover Title Copyright Contents Dedication Author's Note Acknowledgement Introduction Chapter One. The 4 Power Centers: Prime Decision-Making Arenas of Local Government THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODY (Mayor & Council) and Your Legal Rights to Participate in Decision-Making THE SCHOOL BOARD and Your Legal Rights to Participate in Decision-Making THE PLANNING BOARD and Your Legal Rights to Participate in Decision-Making THE LOCAL POLITICAL PARTY and Your Legal Rights to Participate in Decision-Making Chapter Two. Citizen Power in the 21st Century Expanded citizen problem solving power through advances in technology Expanded citizen rights to participate in government decision-making Accessing current policy details (OPRA-the Open Public Records Act) Introducing your solutions OPMA-the Open Public Meetings Act Chapter Three. The Power of Practical Solutions: The 3 principles of pragmatic problem solving Solutions should be based on evidence of success Solutions should be cost-effective Solutions should be beneficial to the community as a whole Chapter Four. The Power of the No-Blame Approach Chapter Five. Using the Strategy of no Blame Problem Solving Identifying Your Issue and Finding Solutions Adapting Your Solution to Make It "Doable" Presenting Your Solution For Adoption Respectful Pursuit to Implementation of Your Solution Chapter Six. The No-Blame Problem Solving Guide The Key Steps Chapter Seven. Media Literacy in the Search For Solutions Chapter Eight. Powerful Roles for Citizen Problem Solvers Serving as a Civic Trustee Serving as a Solutions Advocate Serving in an Appointed Government Office Serving as a Neighborhood Political Party Representative Chapter Nine. The Civic Trust Civic Trusts. A Great Opportunity to Serve your Community and your Country Note to Non Citizens About the Author Civic Trustee Handbook Back Cover

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Book SynopsisFreedom’s Ring begins with the question of how the American ideal of freedom, which so effectively defends a conservative agenda today, from globally exploitative free trade to anti-French “freedom fries” during the War in Iraq, once bolstered the progressive causes of Freedom Summer, the Free Speech Movement, and more militant Black Power and Women’s Liberation movements with equal efficacy. Focused as it is on the faring of freedom throughout the liberation era, this book also explores attempts made by rights movements to achieve the often competitive or cross-canceling American ideal of equality–economic, professional, and otherwise. Although many struggled and died for it in the civil rights era, freedoms such as the vote, integrated bus rides, and sex without consequences via the Pill, are ultimately free–costing officialdom little if anything to fully implement—while equality with respect to jobs, salaries, education, housing, and health care, will forever be the much more expensive nut to crack. Freedom’s Ring regards the politics of freedom, and politics in general, as a low-cost substitute for and engrossing distraction from substantive economic problem-solving from the liberation era to the present day.Trade Review"The English professor explores the role of 'freedom' and 'equality' in literature of major rights-seeking movements from the 1960s and 1970s."— North Texan "Jacqueline Foertsch’s Freedom’s Ring is a smart-minded and provocative inquiry into the literary legacy of the postwar Civil Rights era, the storied epoch from the 1950s to the 1970s that remains an inspiration to an ongoing struggle. Foertsch’s cultural criticism is authoritative and insightful, her voice captivating and passionate, and her subject timelier than ever."— Thomas Doherty, author of Little Lindy Is Kidnapped: How the Media Covered the Crime of the Century "Hard fought, hardly equitable, and deeply contested, freedom remains a core concept in modern American national identity. Jacqueline Foertsch’s lively and compelling Freedom’s Ring traces how it rallied postwar Americans to fight for racial equality, personal liberation, and women’s rights from the 1950s to the 1970s with profound results." — Erika Doss, author of Memorial Mania: Public Feeling in AmericaTable of ContentsIntroduction: Freedom’s Ring throughout the Post-WWII Decades 1 Talking First and Shooting Later in the Black Power Era 2 Nothing Left to Lose: Maximizing Liberties in the Late 1960s Free-for-All 3 Tools of the Trade: Working Women and Radical Women in the Liberation Era Conclusion: Postscript from the Present Day Acknowledgments Notes Works Cited Index

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Book SynopsisFreedom’s Ring begins with the question of how the American ideal of freedom, which so effectively defends a conservative agenda today, from globally exploitative free trade to anti-French “freedom fries” during the War in Iraq, once bolstered the progressive causes of Freedom Summer, the Free Speech Movement, and more militant Black Power and Women’s Liberation movements with equal efficacy. Focused as it is on the faring of freedom throughout the liberation era, this book also explores attempts made by rights movements to achieve the often competitive or cross-canceling American ideal of equality–economic, professional, and otherwise. Although many struggled and died for it in the civil rights era, freedoms such as the vote, integrated bus rides, and sex without consequences via the Pill, are ultimately free–costing officialdom little if anything to fully implement—while equality with respect to jobs, salaries, education, housing, and health care, will forever be the much more expensive nut to crack. Freedom’s Ring regards the politics of freedom, and politics in general, as a low-cost substitute for and engrossing distraction from substantive economic problem-solving from the liberation era to the present day.Trade Review"The English professor explores the role of 'freedom' and 'equality' in literature of major rights-seeking movements from the 1960s and 1970s."— North Texan "Jacqueline Foertsch’s Freedom’s Ring is a smart-minded and provocative inquiry into the literary legacy of the postwar Civil Rights era, the storied epoch from the 1950s to the 1970s that remains an inspiration to an ongoing struggle. Foertsch’s cultural criticism is authoritative and insightful, her voice captivating and passionate, and her subject timelier than ever."— Thomas Doherty, author of Little Lindy Is Kidnapped: How the Media Covered the Crime of the Century "Hard fought, hardly equitable, and deeply contested, freedom remains a core concept in modern American national identity. Jacqueline Foertsch’s lively and compelling Freedom’s Ring traces how it rallied postwar Americans to fight for racial equality, personal liberation, and women’s rights from the 1950s to the 1970s with profound results." — Erika Doss, author of Memorial Mania: Public Feeling in AmericaTable of ContentsIntroduction: Freedom’s Ring throughout the Post-WWII Decades 1 Talking First and Shooting Later in the Black Power Era 2 Nothing Left to Lose: Maximizing Liberties in the Late 1960s Free-for-All 3 Tools of the Trade: Working Women and Radical Women in the Liberation Era Conclusion: Postscript from the Present Day Acknowledgments Notes Works Cited Index

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Book SynopsisCultures of Resistance provides new insight on a long-standing question: whether government efforts to repress social movements produce a chilling effect on dissent, or backfire and spur greater mobilization. In recent decades, the U.S. government’s repressive capacity has expanded dramatically, as the legal, technological, and bureaucratic tools wielded by agents of the state have become increasingly powerful. Today, more than ever, it is critical to understand how repression impacts the freedom to dissent and collectively express political grievances. Through analysis of activists’ rich and often deeply moving experiences of repression and resistance, the book uncovers key group processes that shape how individuals understand, experience, and weigh these risks of participating in collective action. Qualitative and quantitative analyses demonstrate that, following experiences of state repression, the achievement or breakdown of these group processes, not the type or severity of repression experienced, best explain why some individuals persist while others disengage. In doing so, the book bridges prevailing theoretical divides in social movement research by illuminating how individual rationality is collectively constructed, mediated, and obscured by protest group culture.Trade Review"Cultures of Resistance makes a major contribution to a black box in the study of social movements, namely the effects of state repression, by emphasizing the subjective experience of repression and how certain dynamics of groups and individuals affect whether repression stimulates further activism or stops it. To my knowledge, this book is indeed the first significant work to have this emphasis, and it should shape this area of social movement research for years to come." -- Steven E. Barkan * author of Race, Crime, and Criminal Justice: The Continuing American Dilemma *"Clear and accessible, her scholarship sound and comprehensible, Cultures of Resistance reflects the lived experiences of dealing with state repression with depth and nuance. Reynolds-Stenson does an excellent job of discussing the costs of repression." -- Mike King * author of When Riot Cops Are Not Enough: The Policing and Repression of Occupy Oakland *"Cultures of Resistance makes a major contribution to a black box in the study of social movements, namely the effects of state repression, by emphasizing the subjective experience of repression and how certain dynamics of groups and individuals affect whether repression stimulates further activism or stops it. To my knowledge, this book is indeed the first significant work to have this emphasis, and it should shape this area of social movement research for years to come." -- Steven E. Barkan * author of Race, Crime, and Criminal Justice: The Continuing American Dilemma *"Clear and accessible, her scholarship sound and comprehensible, Cultures of Resistance reflects the lived experiences of dealing with state repression with depth and nuance. Reynolds-Stenson does an excellent job of discussing the costs of repression." -- Mike King * author of When Riot Cops Are Not Enough: The Policing and Repression of Occupy Oakland *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Tables 1: Repression, Mobilization, and the Cultural Construction of Rationality 2: A Brief History of the Policing of Dissent in the United States 3: Repression in the Eye of the Beholder 4: Shaping Experiences of Repression through Prevention, Preparation, and Support 5: “The Attempt Is Meaningful:” Redefining Protest’s Ends 6: Activist Identity Salience and Repression Resilience 7: Conclusion Appendix References Notes Index

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Book SynopsisCultures of Resistance provides new insight on a long-standing question: whether government efforts to repress social movements produce a chilling effect on dissent, or backfire and spur greater mobilization. In recent decades, the U.S. government’s repressive capacity has expanded dramatically, as the legal, technological, and bureaucratic tools wielded by agents of the state have become increasingly powerful. Today, more than ever, it is critical to understand how repression impacts the freedom to dissent and collectively express political grievances. Through analysis of activists’ rich and often deeply moving experiences of repression and resistance, the book uncovers key group processes that shape how individuals understand, experience, and weigh these risks of participating in collective action. Qualitative and quantitative analyses demonstrate that, following experiences of state repression, the achievement or breakdown of these group processes, not the type or severity of repression experienced, best explain why some individuals persist while others disengage. In doing so, the book bridges prevailing theoretical divides in social movement research by illuminating how individual rationality is collectively constructed, mediated, and obscured by protest group culture.Trade Review"Cultures of Resistance makes a major contribution to a black box in the study of social movements, namely the effects of state repression, by emphasizing the subjective experience of repression and how certain dynamics of groups and individuals affect whether repression stimulates further activism or stops it. To my knowledge, this book is indeed the first significant work to have this emphasis, and it should shape this area of social movement research for years to come." -- Steven E. Barkan * author of Race, Crime, and Criminal Justice: The Continuing American Dilemma *"Clear and accessible, her scholarship sound and comprehensible, Cultures of Resistance reflects the lived experiences of dealing with state repression with depth and nuance. Reynolds-Stenson does an excellent job of discussing the costs of repression." -- Mike King * author of When Riot Cops Are Not Enough: The Policing and Repression of Occupy Oakland *"Cultures of Resistance makes a major contribution to a black box in the study of social movements, namely the effects of state repression, by emphasizing the subjective experience of repression and how certain dynamics of groups and individuals affect whether repression stimulates further activism or stops it. To my knowledge, this book is indeed the first significant work to have this emphasis, and it should shape this area of social movement research for years to come." -- Steven E. Barkan * author of Race, Crime, and Criminal Justice: The Continuing American Dilemma *"Clear and accessible, her scholarship sound and comprehensible, Cultures of Resistance reflects the lived experiences of dealing with state repression with depth and nuance. Reynolds-Stenson does an excellent job of discussing the costs of repression." -- Mike King * author of When Riot Cops Are Not Enough: The Policing and Repression of Occupy Oakland *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Tables 1: Repression, Mobilization, and the Cultural Construction of Rationality 2: A Brief History of the Policing of Dissent in the United States 3: Repression in the Eye of the Beholder 4: Shaping Experiences of Repression through Prevention, Preparation, and Support 5: “The Attempt Is Meaningful:” Redefining Protest’s Ends 6: Activist Identity Salience and Repression Resilience 7: Conclusion Appendix References Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThe Citizens Campaign, co-founded by the author and his wife, Caroline B. Pozycki, offers citizen leadership training and citizen leadership service opportunities for regular citizens. CITIZEN POWER gives all Americans the know how to become no-blame problem solvers and be part of what is emerging as a new model for a citizen driven national public service.Citizen Power portal (https://thecitizenscampaign.org/register/).Trade Review“CITIZEN POWER provides proven, practical guidelines for how Americans from all backgrounds can work together on common problems. In this age of polarization that paralyzes us in facing our most severe challenges, nothing is needed more.” -- Rogers M. Smith * Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science University of Pennsylvania Past President, American Political Science Association *“By teaching citizens to be informed participants in government problem solving and giving all citizens the opportunity for public service, The Citizens Campaign is laying the foundation for a new chapter in American democracy.” -- Thomas H. Kean, Sr. * Former Governor, State of New Jersey and Chairman, 9/11 Commission *“CITIZEN POWER provides proven, practical guidelines for how Americans from all backgrounds can work together on common problems. In this age of polarization that paralyzes us in facing our most severe challenges, nothing is needed more.” -- Rogers M. Smith * Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science University of Pennsylvania Past P *“By teaching citizens to be informed participants in government problem solving and giving all citizens the opportunity for public service, The Citizens Campaign is laying the foundation for a new chapter in American democracy.” -- Thomas H. Kean, Sr. * Former Governor, State of New Jersey and Chairman, 9/11 Commission *

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Book SynopsisAmerican democracy is at an inflection point. With voting rights challenged, election results undermined, and even the US Capitol violently attacked, many Americans feel powerless to save their nation's democratic institutions from the forces dismantling them. Yet, as founders like Benjamin Franklin knew from the start, the health of America's democracy depends on the actions its citizens are willing to take to preserve it.To Keep the Republicis a wake-up call about the responsibilities that come with being a citizen in aparticipatory democracy. It describes the many ways that individuals can make a difference on bothlocal and national levelsand explains why they matter.Political scientist Elizabeth C. Matto highlights the multiple facets of democratic citizenship, identifies American democracy's sometimes competing values and ideals, and explains how civic engagement can take various forms, including political conversation. Combining political philosophy with concrete suggestions for

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Book SynopsisAmerican democracy is at an inflection point. With voting rights challenged, election results undermined, and even the US Capitol violently attacked, many Americans feel powerless to save their nation's democratic institutions from the forces dismantling them. Yet, as founders like Benjamin Franklin knew from the start, the health of America's democracy depends on the actions its citizens are willing to take to preserve it.To Keep the Republicis a wake-up call about the responsibilities that come with being a citizen in aparticipatory democracy. It describes the many ways that individuals can make a difference on bothlocal and national levelsand explains why they matter.Political scientist Elizabeth C. Matto highlights the multiple facets of democratic citizenship, identifies American democracy's sometimes competing values and ideals, and explains how civic engagement can take various forms, including political conversation. Combining political philosophy with concrete suggestions for

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Book SynopsisA riveting exploration of how visual media has shifted the narrative on race and reignited the push towards justice by the author of the “worthy and necessary” (The New York Times) Nobody Marc Lamont Hill and the bestselling author and acclaimed journalist Todd Brewster.With his signature “clear and courageous” (Cornel West) voice Marc Lamont Hill and New York Times bestselling author Todd Brewster weave four recent pivotal moments in America’s racial divide into their disturbing historical context—starting with the killing of George Floyd. Seen and Unseen reveals the connections between our current news headlines and social media feeds and the country’s long struggle against racism. Drawing on the powerful role of technology as a driver of history, identity, and racial consciousness, Seen and Unseen asks why, after so much video confirmation of police violence on people of color, it took the footage of George Floyd to trigger an overwhelming response of sympathy and outrage. In the vein of The New Jim Crow and Caste, Seen and Unseen incisively explores what connects our moment to the history of race in America but also what makes today different from the civil rights movements of the past and what it will ultimately take to push social justice forward.Trade Review“Brilliant…A brisk, smart, short history of the effects of new communication technologies [on race in America], from the photographs of the 19th century to the movies and television of the 20th and the internet of our own time.” —The Guardian“Packed with relevant history lessons and sharp analysis, this offers a fresh angle on an issue of vital importance.” —Publisher's Weekly“The authors intelligently contrast momentous historical events with current atrocities, showing that while progress continues, there is much more work to be done to combat racial injustice. An important addition to debates at the intersection of race and technology.” —Kirkus

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Book SynopsisThe Politics of Mobile Citizenship in Europe explores contemporary models of national and European Union (EU) citizenship in the context of intra-EU mobility. Scholars have often addressed these models from separate disciplinary standpoints. National citizenship has been studied through the prism of citizenship studies and EU citizenship from an EU studies viewpoint. To contribute to their ongoing discussion and offer a politically embedded perspective, Siklodi applies the citizenship studies lens to the analysis of EU-wide survey data and original focus group evidence of young and highly educated EU mobiles and stayers in Sweden and Britain. Specifically, she investigates political community building processes, including processes of differentiation and exclusion, and the dimensions of citizenship – identity, rights and participation – at the national and EU levels. Siklodi proposes a redefinition of the active/passive citizen dichotomy in terms of mobiles/stayers to provide a more accurate description of contemporary citizen attitudes and behaviours across the European community. Table of ContentsIntroduction: what’s going on? Chapter 1: Citizenship studies, free movement and the EU Chapter 2: European and national citizenship – taking in the actual pictureChapter 3: Community building processes in the context of EU free movementChapter 4: National citizenship and free movement – it is changing!Chapter 5: Young movers: Not (yet) quite ideal European citizensChapter 6: Conclusion: How citizenship might ‘move’ on?

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Book SynopsisThis Open Access book presents an international group of scholars seeking to understand how youth from different cultures relate to modern multidimensional concepts of citizenship, and the roles that education and society have in shaping the views of the world’s future citizens. The book also explores how different aspects of citizenship, such as attitudes towards diverse population groups and concerns for social issues, relate to classical definitions of norm-based citizenship from the political sciences. Authors from Asia, Europe, and Latin America provide a series of in-depth investigations into how concepts of “good citizenship” are shaped in different regions of the globe, using the rich comparative data from the IEA’s International Civic and Citizenship Study (ICCS) 2016. In twelve chapters, the authors review the concept of “good citizenship”; how citizenship norms adherence is configured into profiles across countries; and what country, school, and background factors are related to how students adhere to citizenship norms. Recognizing contingent social and political situations in specific regions of the world, the present books offer six chapters where authors apply their expertise to offer locally relevant and pertinent observations on how young people from diverse cultures understand and relate to different dimensions of citizenship in countries of Asia, Europe, and Latin America. The present book is of relevance for different audiences interested in civic education and political socialization, including social sciences and education, integrating topics from political science, sociology, political psychology, and law. Table of Contents1. Introduction to good citizenship around the world; Ernesto Treviño, Diego Carrasco, Ellen Claes and Kerry Kennedy.- 2. What is a ‘good citizen’? A systematic literature review; Cristóbal Villalobos, María Jesús Morel, Ernesto Treviño.- 3. Profiles of good citizenship; David Torres Irribarra & Diego Carrasco.- 4. A comparative approach to notions of good citizenship; Cristóbal Villalobos, María Jesús Morel and Ernesto Treviño.- 5. A school effectiveness approach to good citizenship; Ernesto Treviño, Natalia López Hornickel, Diego Carrasco and Carmen Gloria Zúñiga.- 6. Latin American political culture and citizenship norms; Daniel Miranda, Catalina Miranda and Loreto Muñoz.- 7. Tolerance of corruption among students in Latin America; Diego Carrasco and Andrés Pavón.- 8. Citizenship norms among native and immigrant students from a European perspective; Maria Magdalena Isac, Ellen Claes and Andres Sandoval-Hernandez.- 9. Citizenship Norms and Tolerance in European Adolescents; Andrés Sandoval-Hernández, Ellen Claes, Nicola Savvides and María Magdalena Isac.- 10. Predictors of Asian Adolescents’ Understanding of Democracy; Kerry Kennedy and Xiaoxue Kang.- 11. Asian Students’ Preferred Forms of Future Civic Engagement: Beyond Conventional Participation; Kerry J Kennedy and Xiaxoue Kuang.- 12. What IEA’s International Civics and Citizenship Study tells us about good citizenship around the world; Ernesto Treviño, Diego Carrasco, Ellen Claes and Kerry Kennedy.

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Book SynopsisThe book addresses the compelling questions concerning the ideals of African citizenship, the processes of learning to fulfill these ideals, and possibilities of education in fostering citizenship. Rather than advocating for one particular framework, the authors demonstrate the continuously contested nature of the concept of citizenship as both theoretically discussed by philosophers and practically experienced in daily lives. The monograph combines, in an unconventional way, selected philosophical accounts and everyday experiences from certain locations in Tanzania and Uganda. It provides contributions from philosophical ideas drawing on scholars such as Chantal Mouffe, Rosi Braidotti, Theodor Adorno and Étienne Balibar on one hand, and the conceptions articulated by groups of inhabitants of rural and urban settings in Africa, on the other hand. Therefore, the book offers fresh readings under the lenses of citizenship and learning.This is an open access book.Table of Contents1. Introduction. By Tiina Kontinen and Katariina Holma.- 2. The ambiguity of learning citizenship: diverse conceptions based on different theories of democracy. By Minna-Kerttu Kekki.- 3. Learning citizenship through mimesis: an Adornian perspective. By Hanna-Maija Huhtala.- 4. Citizenship as practice of equaliberty. By Lenka Hanovská.- 5. From reactivity into freedom: reading Rosi Braidotti on sustainable citizenship. By Anna Itkonen and Katariina Holma.- 6. Communities and habits of citizenship: Everyday participation in Kondoa, Tanzania. By Ajali M. Nguyahambi and Tiina Kontinen.- 7. Learning in communities of practice: How to become a good citizen in self-organizing groups in rural Tanzania. By Benta Nyamanyi Matunga.- 8. Women’s collaborative ways of learning economic citizenship in patriarchal settings: Village saving groups in rural Uganda. By Karembe F Ahimbisibwe and Alice N Ndidde.- 9. Learning in urban self-organized groups: Technology-mediated citizenship in Dodoma, Tanzania. By Rehema Kilonzo.- 10. Learning marriage ideals and gendered citizenship in ‘God-fearing’ Uganda. By Henni Alava, Janet Amito and Rom Lawrence.- 11. Exploring notions of community learning into good citizenship. By Twine Hannington Bananuka.- 12. Conclusions. By Tiina Kontinen and Katariina Holma.

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Book SynopsisThis book lays the groundwork for the future of global citizenship, and it discusses where we are now, where to go from here, and how all of this fits into a lifelong learning context. It incorporates case studies, meta-narratives, and empirical studies to support cosmopolitanism through a lifelong learning lens and is a must read for educators, activists, non-governmental organizations, civil society, and community organizations. The framing for this book is with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4 in mind: ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all, with the intent that all learners will acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to promote “sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development” (UN Sustainable Development Goal, target 4.7). It is through this lens that this book showcases the work of researchers, practitioners, civil society, and thought leaders in global citizenship for lifelong learning. While this tension between nationalism and cosmopolitanism exists, the wheels of globalization still turn and shape our local, national, and global connections. Through this exploration, this book lifts up examples of global citizenship education done well, across the age spectrum, and in a variety of contexts. The binding factor is the core values, ethics, and moral structure of a world in collaboration toward its larger human and ecological thriving. It unpacks complex topics such as ethical and cultural relativism, accountability and responsibility in a global world, decolonial education and unmaking ideas of “development”, and ethical models for community-based global learning and engagement. What voices are missing in the discussion of global learning and global citizenship education?Table of ContentsPreface; Sharon D. Welch.- Introduction; Whitney Szmodis and Sarah Stanlick.- The Educator in Global Citizenship Education: Centering Context and Enabling Being; Janice MacMillan and Janine Carlse.- Beyond Borders: Employing Empathic Global Citizenship as a Framework for Enhancing Critical Community Engagement; José D. Villalobos, Azuri L. Gonzalez, Guillermina G. Núñez, and Cigdem V. Sirin.- Creating a Fourth Space for Social Impact Collaborations across Boundaries: Active Project-based Learning and Internships for GC Education; Faith Valencia-Forrester and Heather Stewart.- Women’s Human Rights Teaching, Learning and Advocacy Resource: Integrating Global Citizenship Frameworks into Feminist Curricula; Jessica Pierson and Erica Higbie.- A Feminist Socio-ecological Framework for Transforming Early Learning Programs in Low- and Middle-income Countries; Kelly Grace and Emily Anderson.- Exploring Social Cognitive Outcomes of a Multiphase Mentoring Program for Girls in Armenia; Marissa Hastings and Shoghik Mikayelyan.- The Nexus of Global Citizenship and Community-Controlled Health; Emma Santini and Kevin Smith.- Growing, Learning, Sharing, and Healing Together: Home Garden Networks as a Learning City and Movement to Global Citizenship and Life-long learning; Sothy Eng and Tricia Khun.- A Civics of Interdependence: Advancing Global Solidarity through Communities of Inquiry and Action; Samantha Brandauer, Erin Sabato, Nora Reynolds, and Eric Hartman.- Active Experimentation, Embodiment, and High-impact Practices in GCE: Diving in and Letting go; Sarah Stanlick and Whitney Szmodis

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Book SynopsisThe seemingly vitalizing impact of religiosity on civil society is a research topic that has been extensively looked into, not only in the USA, but increasingly also in a European context. What is missing is an evaluation of the role of institutionalized religious communities, and of circumstances that facilitate or impede their status as civil society organisations. This anthology in two volumes aims at closing this gap by providing case studies regarding political, legal and historical aspects in various European countries. Vol. I provides an introduction and looks at cases in Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as chapters on legal issues and data, and comprehensive bibliography.

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Book SynopsisThe seemingly vitalizing impact of religiosity on civil society is a research topic that has been extensively looked into, not only in the USA, but increasingly also in a European context. What is missing is an evaluation of the role of institutionalized religious communities, and of circumstances that facilitate or impede their status as civil society organisations. This anthology in 2 volumes aims at closing this gap by providing case studies regarding political, legal and historical aspects in various European countries. Vol. 2 provides some theoretical aspects, a report on the final conference, and case studies from Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Poland and the Ukraine, as well as a special chapter on Brazil and a Note on Religious Political Ideology.

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Book SynopsisBeyond the Voting Rights Act movingly recounts over 30 years of contemporary voting rights battles in the United States from the 1980s to the present day. The book places in context the modern-day battles against voter suppression laws that were embedded in American history and are still underway across the country. It tells a story of that struggle from the author’s perspective beginning as a young African American from Cleveland in the 1980s, who reluctantly became involved within this movement as a student activist and inadvertently rose to become an integral part of the ultimate legislative victory

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Book SynopsisThe reform of German citizenship law has been the subject of numerous, emotionally charged debates in recent years. But how has this right developed historically? Gironda traces the development and specific characteristics in a comparison between Germany and Italy in the 19th and early 20th centuries. He investigates the extent to which citizenship with its social and political references makes the process of nation building tangible as something real. It becomes clear to which socio-political and socio-economic conditions the states reacted when recording modern citizenship and how closely the survival of the principle of descent was linked to political, social and economic characteristics.

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Book SynopsisDie Frage, ob, wann und wie die internationale Gemeinschaft auf Verletzungen humanitärer Normen und damit verbundene humanitäre Krisen reagieren soll, gehört zweifellos zu den vieldiskutierten Themen auf der Agenda der heutigen internationalen Politik. Allerdings tauchte diese Problematik nicht erst am Ende des 20. und zu Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts plötzlich aus dem Nichts auf, sondern bereits im Verlauf des "langen 19. Jahrhunderts" setzte man sich kontrovers mit dieser Problematik auseinander. Anhand ausgewählter Fallbeispiele wie dem Kampf gegen den Sklavenhandel (18071890), den Militärinterventionen der europäischen Großmächte zur humanitären Nothilfe für christliche Minderheiten im Osmanischen Reich (18271878) oder dem Eingreifen der Vereinigten Staaten in den kubanischen Unabhängigkeitskrieg (1898) untersucht Fabian Klose die militärische Praktik und die völkerrechtlichen Debatten zum Schutz humanitärer Normen gewaltsam einzugreifen. Insgesamt etablierte sich in dieser Epoche die Idee der humanitären Intervention als ein anerkanntes Instrumentarium in der internationalen Politik. Eine zentrale Schlüsselrolle bei der Entstehung eines neuen humanitären Interventionsverständnisses übernahm der bewaffnete internationale Kampf gegen den Sklavenhandel als Urtyp der humanitären Intervention. Als Folge kam es zur Ausbildung völkerrechtlicher Leitlinien, die als Begründung für das militärische Eingreifen in verschiedenen Krisenregionen dieser Welt dienten. Das "lange 19. Jahrhundert" kann demnach als das genuine "Jahrhundert der humanitären Intervention" charakterisiert werden, in dem es zu einer signifikanten Verzahnung von militärischem Interventionismus unter dem Banner der Humanität mit kolonialen und imperialen Projekten kam.

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