Civic Engagement Capsule Series: Introduction
Hollie Russon-Gilman wrote an introduction for the civic engagement blog.
Democracy
Imagining a New Democracy with Participatory Budgeting
Maria Hadden wrote for the civic engagement blog about her work on participatory budgeting in the city of Chicago.
Volunteering as Civic Engagement At Home and Abroad
Innovation Can Fuel Inequality. But Can It Also Solve It?
New York City shows that, by tethering investment and innovation, cities can disperse opportunity and bring marginalized voices into policy.
What’s Happening on Germany’s Far Right?
In the wake of Germany’s elections, it appears that Angela Merkel has created a vacuum on the right—one an extremist party is keen to fill.
The Time for Engaging Citizens in Democracy Is Now
Participatory budgeting represents an authentic way of making a government literally of the people, by the people, and for the people.
Including Rural Communities at the Policy-Making Table
What might it look like for people in rural communities to have their views reflected in the policy landscape?
Mind the Populist Gap
Moving away from the politics of division will require providing people with the tools to see how intertwined their fates really are.
