'With US democracy in crisis and higher education under attack from many directions, now is a crucial time to develop and assess ways of teaching college students to be more constructively engaged. This work will be valuable for anyone involved in the essential work of civic education.'

-Peter Levine, Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University

'Whether you are a scholar who wants to know how to foster greater civic engagement among your students, a student who wants to see more attention to civic action in your classes, an administrator who wants to show that higher education contributes to a healthy civil society, or a citizen who cares about the state of American democracy, you should read this book and learn from its many examples'

-David Campbell, Packey J. Dee Professor of American Democracy, University of Notre Dame

'Civic Pedagogies is a rallying cry for civic education at institutions of higher learning. But more than a call to action, this book is an essential "how to".'

-Melody C. Barnes, Executive Director, Karsh Institute of Democracy, University of Virginia

This book comes at a crucial time as the USA and countries around the world wrestle with an ongoing period of democratic backsliding that shows little sign of abating. Alarmingly, study after study shows that younger people are not convinced that democracy will endure - and that a sizable number are no longer convinced that it should. Especially as changing educational and political landscapes make efforts to educate for democracy both more necessary and more fraught, contributors to this book offer innovative pedagogies and praxis grounded in political and civic theories aimed at strengthening democratic norms, practices and institutions.

Lauren C. Bell is James L. Miller Professor of Political Science and Special Assistant to the Provost, Randolph-Macon College, USA.

Allison Rank is Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Politics, SUNY Oswego, USA.

Carah Ong Whaley is Academic Program Officer, Center for Politics, University of Virginia, USA.

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Lauren C. Bell is James L. Miller Professor of Political Science and Special Assistant to the Provost, Randolph-Macon College, USA.

Allison Rank is Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Politics, SUNY Oswego, USA.

Carah Ong Whaley is Academic Program Officer, Center for Politics, University of Virginia, USA.