{"product_id":"everyday-politics-9780812219319","title":"Everyday Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As Mark Twain said about the weather, everybody talks about the need for a new politics of participation and deliberation, but nobody does anything about it. Harry Boyte has. Through a combination of experience, political analysis, and philosophy, he shows us how 'everyday politics' can actually improve people's lives.\" * Jennifer Hochschild, Harvard University, and editor of \u003ci\u003ePerspectives on Politics\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Boyte's novel take on the burgeoning efforts to renew civic life is a must-read for scholars and community-based practitioners alike who are recreating work-centered commonwealth traditions in an information age.\" * David Mathews, President, Kettering Foundation *\u003cbr\u003e\"An upbeat appraisal of how citizens have formed community organizations that have tackled local issues-crime, economic development-that government policies along could not address. This worthy antidote for political apathy includes several case studies of successful civic organizations.\" * \u003ci\u003eForeword Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a wonderful book for anyone with a concern about the failings of the present political system and culture and a need to explore ways to offset them. Highly recommended.\" * \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Harry Boyte and the Center for Democracy and Citizenship have without doubt exercised the premier intellectual leadership role in the movement for civic renewal in the U.S. over the past decade. In \u003ci\u003eEveryday Politics\u003c\/i\u003e, Boyte describes their approach.\" * Carmen Sirianni, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eCivic Innovation in America\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface. Developing a Theory and Practice of Everyday Politics\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. The Stirrings of a New Politics\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Populisms\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. The Growth of Everyday Politics\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Citizenship as Public Work\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Citizen Education as a Craft, not a Program\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. The Jane Addams School for Democracy\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. Professions as Public Work\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. Architects of Democracy\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9. Spreading Everyday Politics\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10. The Commonwealth of Freedom\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405695131991,"sku":"9780812219319","price":21.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812219319.jpg?v=1730493307","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/everyday-politics-9780812219319","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}