Engaging Young People in Civic Life

Table of Contents

Contents Foreword by Lee Hamilton ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction: Policy for Youth Civic Engagement 1 Peter Levine and James Youniss Part I. Youth and SChoolS 1 A “Younger Americans Act”: An Old Idea for a New Era 13 James Youniss and Peter Levine 2 Democracy for Some: The Civic Opportunity Gap in High School 29 Joseph Kahne and Ellen Middaugh 3 Principles That Promote Discussion of Controversial Political Issues in the Curriculum 59 Diana Hess vi EngagingYoung People in Civic Life Part II. PolItICal EnvIronmEntS: nEIghborhoodS and CItIES 4 Policies for Civic Engagement beyond the Schoolyard 81 James G. Gimpel and Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz 5 Civic Participation and Development among Urban Adolescents 102 Daniel Hart and Ben Kirshner 6 City Government as Enabler of Youth Civic Engagement: Policy Designs and Implications 121 Carmen Sirianni and Diana Marginean Schor 7 Local Political Parties and Young Voters: Context, Resources, and Policy Innovation 164 Daniel M. Shea Contents vii Part III: PolICY modElS from othEr natIonS 8 Youth Electoral Participation in Canada and Scandinavia 187 Henry Milner 9 Civic Education in Europe: Comparative Policy Perspectives from the Netherlands, Belgium, and France 219 Marc Hooghe and Ellen Claes 10 Strengthening Education for Citizenship and Democracy in England: A Progress Report 235 David Kerr and Elizabeth Cleaver Conclusion: The Way Forward 273 Peter Levine and James Youniss Contributors 279 Index 283 ...