Beyond the Sound and Fury: The Landscape of Curricular Contestation in Texas
Beginning in 2021, state legislators introduced or passed numerous bills intended to shape appropriate content in K–12 social studies curricula.
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Europe’s Carbon Border Tax Advances the Fight Against Climate Change
At first glance, the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism may look like a potential source of international discord.
Creating student leaders through civics
Building on the literature of student leadership development, Natalie Sew, Adrianne Billingham Bock, and Danielle Allen share an approach to civic education: Deeper Civic Learning.
America’s Crisis of Civic Virtue
The world is witnessing a loss of faith in both capitalism and democracy, which seemed nearly unimaginable just a generation ago.
Can Higher Education Help Renew American Democracy?
A survey of the nation’s civic health reveals troubling trends, with historic lows in trust among individuals and key institutions such as government, media, and the courts.
Democrats Are Better for the US Economy
Even those who believe that Democrats, by and large, pursue better economic policies than Republicans have a hard time explaining why the US economy performs so significantly and consistently better u
When Democracy Breaks: Studies in Democratic Erosion and Collapse, from Ancient Athens to the Present Day
Democracy is often described in two opposite ways, as either wonderfully resilient or dangerously fragile. Both characterizations can be correct, depending on the context.
The Democratic Necessity of Reckoning
In the years since the onset of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement—and especially since the Ferguson uprising—scholars have tried to understand how the movement has affected public life in the Unit
Empowering Affected Interests: Democratic Inclusion in A Globalized World
Many demands for democratic inclusion rest on a simple yet powerful idea. It's a principle of affected interests.
How to smooth US-China economic relations for the benefit of the global economy: A light model of global economic governance
The U.S.-China conflict is threatening continued global economic prosperity and this has inspired a variety of predictions and prescriptions on the future global order.
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