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Pragmatic Public Activism
New scholarship on Brazil’s fight for universal health care strikes an optimistic note but is already eclipsed by rapid political change.
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Tag: Civic Engagement
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Civic Engagement
#GivingTuesday and Changing Philanthropic Behaviors in the Digital Age
Asha Curran, chief innovation officer at the 92nd Street Y and director of its Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact, discussed the evolution of the grassroots giving movement at our 2018 Data on Purpose conference.
Civic Engagement
Civics Can Make Us More Civil
Civics has always been a deep-rooted part of American culture. It’s time to get it back into our classrooms.
Civic Engagement
Civil Society and the Foundations of Democratic Citizenship
Civil society can act directly to solve critical problems, but its indirect effect might be just as important: allowing individuals to participate, collaborate, and—in the process—develop into citizens capable of upholding democracy.
Civic Engagement
De Tocqueville Redux
As America undergoes dramatic upheavals, one of the ways to understand these changes and to come up with solutions is to examine them through the lens of civil society.
Civic Engagement
Public Trust Reboot: Unleashing the Millennial Civic Spirit
Why millennials’ values and ethos make them uniquely poised to close America’s civic leadership gap, and how to tap into their civic spirit.
Civic Engagement
Civil Society in a Majority-Minority America? California Offers Both Hope and Caution
The contours of civil society are influenced—but not bound—by America’s larger demographic curve. On the leading edge of that curve, California shows the kind of intentional, strategic role that civil society might play in a more equitable and sustainable future.