Topic 1: Public Good and Public Goods
Review the following websites: World Bank Group; International Monetary Fund, United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Services (NGLS); World Trade Organization; OECED Better Life Index – Civic Engagement (http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/topics/civic-engagement/); International Association for Community Development (IACD); and United Nations Global Compact Civil Society Organizations (http://www.unglobalcompact.org/participantsandstakeholders/civil_society.html)
Topic 2: Young People and Voting
Reading: Wattenberg, Chapter 4, 5, & 6
Topic 3: U.S. Elections
Reading: “A United States Election Primer” Chapter 1, 2, 4, & 5
Topic 4: The future of Civics
Topic 5: What Does It Mean to Be A Citizen?
Required Materials
1. Wattenberg, Martin P. 2016. Is Voting For Young People? 4th Edition. New York: Routledge. (ISBN: 978-1-138-96240-8).
2. A United States Election Primer. Routledge.
