Civic Engagement in a Challenging Political Context

Autor:	Cynthia Myntti
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Value (ethics) Politics Community engagement Political system Civic engagement Context (language use) Sociology Public administration Making-of Education
Zdroj:	The Journal of General Education. 62:238-246
ISSN:	1527-2060 0021-3667
DOI:	10.5325/jgeneeduc.62.4.0238
Popis:	This essay uses the experience of one community engagement program at the American University of Beirut (AUB), a prominent private university in Lebanon, to reflect on the value and challenges of civic engagement in a non-Western context. It describes the Lebanese sectarian political system, provides an overview of the AUB Neighborhood Initiative, and comments on the unique role universities can play in the making of citizens in such a context. Contributing to practical problem-solving outside the walls of the university is the first important step in this process.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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