Civix, Issue 1, volume 2
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Carah Ong Whaley (James Madison University) & Angelina Clapp (James Madison University)
Elections are one of the primary means by which many individuals connect with politicians. As election outcomes have become increasingly contested, as …
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APSA Educate published this curated reading list in the summer of 2020 to celebrate the establishment of our partnership with the Political Science Education Organized Section of the American Political Science Association. Below we highlight some of the PSE’s best …
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Civix, Issue 1, volume 1
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David J. Hurley, Kayla C. Isenbletter, & Elizabeth A. Bennion, Indiana University South Bend
APSA’s Civic Engagement Section promotes both the teaching and practice of civic engagement. In this essay, we argue that requiring …
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Dr. Andrew Smith, Lecturer I, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
An area of political science education that has received renewed attention since the late 1990s is service learning – defined as “course learning outcomes…linked with community service in …
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Joanna Kenty, PhD, The Citizens Campaign
A lot is going to change, both in politics and in higher education, in 2021. At The Citizens Campaign, we have undertaken a groundbreaking new initiative to meet the fierce urgency of …
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By: Rachael Houston
This past election season, faculty helped their students register to vote, become educated about the candidates, and turn out to the polls. Like never before, faculty came up with all sorts of creative ways to prepare their …
Read MoreBy Brandon J. Rottinghaus, Meena Bose, and Dan Ponder
In early 2020, the three of us [as 2019-20 officers for APSA’s Presidents and Executive Politics Organized Section] decided to work together on a post-election blog post about continued civic engagement …
Read MoreBy Olusoji Akomolafe
Events in the last decade have demonstrated the fragility of our democracy. Regardless what party is in power, there have been some very scary moments, which both the system and the process endured, albeit not without scars. …
By Emily Sydnor
In Making Young Voters, John B. Holbein and D. Sunshine Hillygus argue that young voters are no less interested in politics than their older counterparts but nonetheless are far less likely to vote than any other …
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William O’Brochta, Washington University in St. Louis
Political science instructors across subfields utilize civic and community engagement activities to increase the relevance of course content, to help students understand diverse perspectives, and to provide avenues for students to get …
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