A Pivotal Time for Democracy

Misinformation, Governmental Legitimacy, and Faith in Democracy in the 2024 Elections 

Volume 12 | Issue 1​

Art by Jillian Plymell

What's Inside

The 2024 elections portend some of the most significant challenges facing democracy today. This issue covers voting, civic leadership, and the role of universities during an intense campaign season. Guest edited by Radford University’s Dr. Chapman Rackaway.

A storm gathers over the US capitol building.

Volume 12, Issue 1 Introduction

Download PDF As a faculty member involved with civic engagement for twenty years, I think that academic research and the ...

Considering AI for the Classroom

Download PDF Considering AI for the Classroom to Boost Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Abstract Artificial Intelligence (AI) poses significant ...

Who Pays the Price for the Cost of Voting

The Impact of Voting Policies on Presidential Election Turnout, 1996-2016 ...

Effects of Gerrymandering on State Social Policy

Download PDF Abstract Partisan bias occurs when one party gets something the other party does not. If a given district ...

The Time is Now, The Time is Always

Moving Civics from the Classroom to the Campus ...
Many empty chairs in a university lecture hall.

From Institutional Trauma to Institutional Healing

Download PDF From Institutional Trauma to Institutional Healing Abstract The societal struggles in American higher education have intensified in recent ...

Review: Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America

Download PDF Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America | Book Review Phrases such as “required reading” can be ...