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 ByJames V. Riker The Democracy CollaborativeUniversity of Maryland, College Park andKathryn E. NelsonThe Center for the Study of Voluntary Organizations and ServiceGeorgetown University
July 29, 2003The Democracy Collaborative-Knight Foundation Civic Engagement ProjectCo-Directed byThe Democracy Collaborative, University of Maryland, College Park andThe Center for the Study of Voluntary Organizations and Service, Georgetown University
WHAT WORKS TO STRENGTHEN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN AMERICA:A GUIDE TO LOCAL ACTION AND CIVIC INNOVATIONSYNTHESIS REPORT
 
What Works to Strengthen Civic Engagement in America: A Guide to Local Action and Civic InnovationSynthesis Report: The Democracy Collaborative-Knight Foundation Civic Engagement Project 
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 About the authors:
 James V. Riker is Associate Director of the Democracy Collaborative at the University of Maryland,College Park (e-mail: jriker@democracycollaborative.org 
 
 ). Kathryn E. Nelson is Associate Director of the Center for the Study of Voluntary Organizations at Georgetown University (e-mail:nelsonk2@georgetown.edu
 
 ).
For more information about The Democracy Collaborative-Knight Foundation Civic EngagementProject (www.democracycollaborative.org
 
), please contact the project’s co-directors:
 James V. Riker, Ph.D. Kathryn E. NelsonThe Democracy Collaborative The Center for the Study of VoluntaryUniversity of Maryland Organizations and Service1241 Tawes Hall Georgetown Public Policy InstituteCollege Park, MD 20912-7255 Georgetown University Phone: 301-405-996 3240 Prospect St., NW, Lower Level  Fax: 301-314-2533 Washington, DC 20007-2196  E-mail 
: jriker@civilsociety.umd.edu 
 Phone: 202-687-0501 Fax: 202-687-0597  E-mail 
:nelsonk2@georgetown.edu
 
 
What Works to Strengthen Civic Engagement in America: A Guide to Local Action and Civic InnovationSynthesis Report: The Democracy Collaborative-Knight Foundation Civic Engagement Project 
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 Table of Contents
What Works to Strengthen Civic Engagement:A Guide to Local Action and Civic Innovation...................................................................5Research Approach and Methodology …………………………………………………… 5Defining Civic Engagement and Democratic Citizenship...................................................5Measures and Key Indicators: The Challenge of Measuring Civic Health………………..7Goals of Strengthening Civic Engagement and Democratic Citizenship..........................13Dimensions of Civic Engagement.....................................................................................13Toward a Conceptual Model of Civic Engagement………………………………………14Major Dimensions of Civic Engagement and A Summary of Key Findings: Reviewingthe Literature on Contributing Factors to Civic Engagement …………………………...18Key Research Questions………………………………………………………….18Individual and Community Factors……………………………………………………....18Civic Motivation and Values………………………………………………………….19Civic Norms and Conditions…………………………………………………….……19Civic Disparities and Differences……………………………………………….…….23Civic Tools and Resources…………….………………………………………………….26Civic Education and Knowledge………………………………………………………26Civic Skills and Capacities………………………………………………………...…..27Modes and Infrastructure for Participation: Individual & Collective Action……………..29What Conditions Are Necessary to Sustain Civic Engagement…………………………..315 Conditions for Fostering Community-Level Engagement………………………………31Civic Strategies and Innovations for Enhancing Civic Engagement: Recommendationsand Key Examples…………………………………………………………………………33The Challenge to Develop a Tailored Civic Engagement Strategy for the LocalContext………………………………………………………………………………….....37
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