Special reports and books are unique offerings from CIRCLE. These publications haven been written by CIRCLE staff, grantees, and other research partners. These special release products provide and in-depth look at current civic engagement policies, programs, and trends.
Paths to 21st Century Competencies Through Civic Education Classrooms: An Analysis of Survey Results from Ninth-Graders
by Judith Torney-Purta and Britt S. Wilkenfeld
America’s Civic Health Index: Civic Health in Hard Times (2009)
by National Conference on Citizenship, Civic Enterprises, Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement & Saguaro Seminar
The Millennial Pendulum: A New Generation of Voters and the Prospects for a Political Realignment
by Peter Levine, Tufts University; Constance Flanagan, Pennsylvania State University; Les Gallay, Pennsylvania State University
“Civic Engagement and the Changing Transition to Adulthood”
by Constance Flanagan, Pennsylvania State University; Peter Levine, Tufts University; Richard Settersten, Case Western Reserve University
Engaging the Poor and People of Color in Organized Service: Challenges and Opportunities
by James B. Hyman
Getting Narrower at the Base: The American Curriculum after NCLB
by Peter Levine, Mark Hugo Lopez, and Karlo Barrios Marcelo
American’s Civic Health Index 2008: Beyond the Vote
by the National Conference on Citizenship (NCOC), The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and
Engagement (CIRCLE), and the Harvard University’s Saguaro Seminar: Civic Engagement in America
Young Voter Registration and Turnout Trends - a joint-report by CIRCLE and Rock the Vote
by Karlo Barrios Marcelo, Mark Hugo Lopez, Chris Kennedy, and Kat Barr
Millennials Talk Politics: A Study of College Student Political Engagement
by Abby Kiesa, Alexander P. Orlowski, Peter Levine, Deborah Both, Emily Hoban Kirby, Mark Hugo Lopez, and Karlo Barrios Marcelo.
The 2006 Civic and Political Health of the Nation
by CIRCLE Staff
Young Voter Mobilization Tactics
by Young Voter Strategies and CIRCLE
Higher Education: Civic Mission & Civic Effects
by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and CIRCLE
The 2004 Youth Vote
by CIRCLE Staff
The Fountain of Youth: Political Parties and the Mobilization of Young Americans
by Daniel M. Shea and John C. Green
An Investigation of State Student Associations and Their Ability to Engage Students
by the Student Empowerment Training Project
Youth as E-Citizens: Engaging the Digital Generation
by Kathryn Montgomery, Barbara Gottlieb-Robles, and Gary O. Larson
Youth Vote Coalition’s Best Practices Handbook in Nonpartisan Voter Mobilization
by Youth Vote Coalition
The Civic Mission of Schools
by Peter Levine, Cynthia Gibson, et al.
OMG! How Generation Y Is Redefining Faith in the iPod Era
by Anna Greenberg
The 2002 Civic and Political Health of the Nation
by Scott Keeter, Cliff Zukin, Molly Andolina, and Krista Jenkins
Short-Term Impacts, Long-Term Opportunities
by CIRCLE and The Center for Democracy & Citizenship and The Partnership for Trust in Government at the Council for Excellence in Government
Recent books with CIRCLE staff as chapter authors
James Youniss and Peter Levine, eds., Engaging Young People in Civic Life (Vanderbilt University Press, 2009)
David W. Brown and Deborah Witte, eds., Agent of Democracy: Higher Education and the HEX Journey (Kettering Foundation, 2008)
W. Lance Bennett, ed., Civic Life Online: Learning How Digital Media Can Engage Youth (MIT Press, 2008)
CIRCLE-funded Books
CIRCLE supported these books with grants or other financial assistance.
Controversy in the Classroom: The Democratic Power of Discussion
by Dianna Hess
The Future of Democracy: Developing the Next Generation of American Citizens
by CIRCLE Director, Peter Levine
Everyday Politics: Reconnecting Citizens and Public Life
by Harry Boyte
Educating Citizens: Preparing America’s Undergraduates for Lives of Moral and Civic Responsibility
by Anne Colby, Thomas Ehrlich, Elizabeth Beaumont and Jason Stephens
Cultivating Democracy
by James G. Gimpel, J. Celeste Lay, and Jason E. Schuknecht
Get Out the Vote! How to Increase Voter Turnout
by Donald Green and Alan Gerber
Why Community Matters: Connecting Education with Civic Life
By Nicholas V. Longo
A New Engagement: Political Participation, Civic Life, and the Changing American Citizen
by Cliff Zukin, Scott Keeter, Molly Andolina, Krista Jenkins, and Michael X. Delli Carpini
Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement