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What is Civic Engagement or Civic Participation

Chapter 629
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
the individual and collective actions designed to identify and address issues of public concerns. It is the rights of the people, citizens, to define the public good, determine the policies by which they will seek the good, and reform or replace institutions that do not serve that good.
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E-Activism
John G. McNutt (School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware, USA) and Lauri Goldkind (Graduate School of Social Service, Fordham University, USA)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 8
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5888-2.ch629
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