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An Outstanding Academic Title -- CHOICE, 1/1/2006 An important resource for teaching and for guiding further research on citizen participation. It is clearly written and accessible to people outside as well as within the academy. An impressive collaboration of which political scientists can be proud, this book should be of interest to all who care about the state of citizenship and what may be done to improve it. --Theda Skocpol, Harvard University This is a 'must read' book for those interested in democracy and American politics. It makes the reader ponder what democracy is about, how we are doing, and what the prospects are for the future...This book is an important contribution to the contemporary debate on American democracy. --Russell Dalton, University of California, Irvine, Democracy & Society These scholars have made a valuable contribution to our understanding and potentially have instigated an ongoing and deliberative discussion on this important topic. Political scientists and the general public will find the report interesting and informative. Democracy at Risk would be a useful secondary textbook for classes in American politics. --James L. Danielson, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Perspectives on Political Science, 9/1/2006 this book presents an excellent sketch not only of contemporary American political life, but of the debates about engagement, civic vitality and individual freedom which cut across a range of disciplines, and as such it is an important read for anyone interested in strengthening democracy and increasing citizen engagement. -- Political Studies Review, 1/1/2007 loaded with advice for improving civic participation --Karl Kurtz, State Legislatures, 2/1/2007

An Outstanding Academic Title - CHOICE, 1/1/2006 An important resource for teaching and for guiding further research on citizen participation. It is clearly written and accessible to people outside as well as within the academy. An impressive collaboration of which political scientists can be proud, this book should be of interest to all who care about the state of citizenship and what may be done to improve it. - Theda Skocpol, Harvard University This is a 'must read' book for those interested in democracy and American politics. It makes the reader ponder what democracy is about, how we are doing, and what the prospects are for the future...This book is an important contribution to the contemporary debate on American democracy. - Russell Dalton, University of California, Irvine, Democracy & Society These scholars have made a valuable contribution to our understanding and potentially have instigated an ongoing and deliberative discussion on this important topic. Political scientists and the general public will find the report interesting and informative. Democracy at Risk would be a useful secondary textbook for classes in American politics. - James L. Danielson, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Perspectives on Political Science, 9/1/2006 this book presents an excellent sketch not only of contemporary American political life, but of the debates about engagement, civic vitality and individual freedom which cut across a range of disciplines, and as such it is an important read for anyone interested in strengthening democracy and increasing citizen engagement. - Political Studies Review, 1/1/2007 loaded with advice for improving civic participation - Karl Kurtz, State Legislatures, 2/1/2007

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Stephen Macedo is the Laurence S. Rockefeller Professor of Politics and director of the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University.

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