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Political Science, Civic Engagement, and the Wicked Problems of Democracy
Author(s) -
Theis John J.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
new directions for community colleges
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0733
pISSN - 0194-3081
DOI - 10.1002/cc.20188
Subject(s) - democracy , civic engagement , politics , civics , political science , sociology , public administration , public relations , pedagogy , law
This chapter describes the uncomfortable marriage between political science and civic education and calls for a reformulation of how we engage students in the wicked problems of democracy.