The readings I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like to share are some that I have used for writing my blog post on \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Civic engagement \u00e2\u20ac\u201c defined and redefined\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, and some others I wanted to use but didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get to\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n
Readings from political science and education relevant to thinking about new forms of civic engagement:<\/strong><\/p>\n Dalton, R.J. (2008).\u00c2\u00a0 The good citizen: How a younger generation is reshaping American politics<\/em>.\u00c2\u00a0 Washington, DC: CQ Press.<\/p>\n Shea, D.M., & Green, J.C. (2007).\u00c2\u00a0 The turned-off generation: Fact and fiction.\u00c2\u00a0 In D.M. Shea and J.C. Green (Eds.), Fountain of youth: Strategies and tactics for mobilizing America\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s young voters<\/em> (pp. 1-18).\u00c2\u00a0 Plymouth, UK: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.<\/p>\n Colby, A. (2008).\u00c2\u00a0 The place of political learning in college.\u00c2\u00a0 Association of American colleges and universities, Spring \/ summer<\/em>, 4-12.<\/p>\n Owen, D. (2008, September).\u00c2\u00a0 Political socialization in the twenty-first century: Recommendations for researchers<\/em>. Paper presented at the Future of Civic Education in the 21st Century conference, Montpelier, VT.\u00c2\u00a0 Electronic copy retrieved from http:\/\/www.civiced.org\/pdfs\/GermanAmericanConf2009\/DianaOwen_2009.pdf<\/p>\n On the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153scissor effect\u00e2\u20ac\u009d : the claim that volunteering comes in place of political participation: <\/strong>Longo, N. (2004). The new student politics: Listening to the political voice of students. The Journal of Public Affairs <\/em>7(1), <\/em>1-14.<\/p>\n Data about young people\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s volunteering and political engagement:<\/strong><\/p>\n Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA (2009).\u00c2\u00a0 The American Freshman: National norms for 2008<\/em>.\u00c2\u00a0 Los Angeles, CA. Available:\u00c2\u00a0 http:\/\/www.heri.ucla.edu\/publications-brp.php<\/a><\/p>\n Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, see http:\/\/www.civicyouth.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n