Awakening democracy through public work : pedagogies of empowerment / Harry C. Boyte, with Marie-Louise Ström, Isak Tranvik, Tami L. Moore, Susan O'Connor, and Donna R. Patterson.
Publication Info.
Nashville, Tennessee : Vanderbilt University Press, [2018]
1 copy being processed for Axe Acquisitions Order.
Description
xii, 210 pages ; 24 cm
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-200) and index.
Contents
Reinventing citizen politics -- Education as a civic question / with Isak Tranvik -- Public work in context -- Building worlds, transforming lives, making history -- Public work abroad / with Tami L. Moore and Marie-Louise Ström -- The power of big ideas / with Marie-Louise Ström -- Tackling the empowerment gap / with Susan O'Connor and Donna R. Patterson -- Artisans of the common good -- A democratic awakening.
Summary
"In the face of authoritarian, divisive trends and multiplying crises, when politics-as-usual is stymied, Awakening Democracy through Public Work shows it is possible to build foundations for a democratic awakening grounded in deep American traditions of a citizen-centered commonwealth."--Back cover.
