Habits of Heart and Mind: How to Fortify Civic Culture

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American Academy of Arts and Sciences

A Letter from the President of the American Academy

Introduction

What Is Civic Culture?

Why Civic Culture Matters

How to Fortify Healthy Civic Culture

Practice Civic Love and Joy

Promote Habits of Service

Create Space for Free Exchange of Ideas and Model Being Unafraid

Engage People in Codesign and Decision-Making

Practice Mutualism and Mutual Aid

Spread Narratives of Common Purpose

Root Activity in Shared Place

Building Communities of Practice: Case Studies

Arizona

Atlanta

Measuring Civic Culture

Conclusion

Appendix A: Key Terms

Appendix B: Description of the Civic Culture Landscape Survey

Appendix C: Members of the Working Group on Defining Civic Culture

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Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship

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Danielle Allen, Stephen B. Heintz, and Eric P. Liu

Habits of Heart and Mind: How to Fortify Civic Culture

Table of Contents

A Letter from the President of the American Academy

Introduction

What Is Civic Culture?

Why Civic Culture Matters

How to Fortify Healthy Civic Culture

Building Communities of Practice: Case Studies

Measuring Civic Culture

Conclusion

Appendix A: Key Terms

Appendix B: Description of the Civic Culture Landscape Survey

Appendix C: Members of the Working Group on Defining Civic Culture

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