Academic Papers
Civic Identity, Civic Deficit: The Unanswered Questions
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Academic Papers on April 15th, 2013
With Heather McCabe, J.D./PhD. The current concern over civic education and what might be called our “civic deficit” is founded upon a generally accepted belief that civic knowledge is an important foundation of democratic self-government. There is substantial research linking civic literacy—defined as knowledge of the constitutional and historic [...]
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Talking Politics? What You Need to Know Before You Open Your Mouth
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Academic Papers, Constitution on February 2nd, 2013
Introduction As Daniel Patrick Moynihan famously observed, we are all entitled to our own opinions, but not to our own facts. Arguments based on manufactured histories or distorted realities are intellectually dishonest and ultimately [...]
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Context Matters: Pedagogy and Comparative Public Management
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Academic Papers on December 3rd, 2012
Introduction In recognition of the increasingly global nature of the economic, ecological and social challenges facing governments, the field of Public Administration has gradually been embracing a more comparative and international approach. (Pierre 1995; Heady, 2001; McGrath, Moss & Harris 2010) Scholars engage in comparative public administration research for two broad and related [...]
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Civic Literacy and Ethical Public Service: An Under-Appreciated Nexus
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Academic Papers on August 2nd, 2012
A few years ago, the political blog Talking Points Memo established the “Golden Dukes,” an award intended to recognize, as they put it, “great accomplishments in muckiness including acts of venal corruption, outstanding self-inflicted losses of dignity, crimes against the republic, bribery, exposed hypocrisy and generally malevolent governance.” (TalkingPpointsMemo.com, 2011) The awards were named for [...]
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Civic Literacy: Charting the Dimensions and Consequences of a Civic Deficit
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Academic Papers, Education / Youth on June 6th, 2011
Sheila Suess Kennedy Professor of Law & Public Policy Erin Braun, MPA Student Adriene Tynes, MPA Student School of Public & Environmental Affairs Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis Abstract Available data gives evidence of a widespread lack of constitutional competence and civic literacy in the United States. The consequences of this ignorance are profound; the [...]
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