Civic Studies » 2012 election http://civicstudies.org An intellectual community of researchers and practitioners dedicated to building the emerging field of civic studies Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:57:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 education, humanities, social science majors vote more than students in STEM fields http://peterlevine.ws/?p=16986 http://peterlevine.ws/?p=16986#comments Tue, 31 May 2016 13:15:03 +0000 http://peterlevine.ws/?p=16986 Continue reading → Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2016/05/31/education-humanities-social-science-majors-vote-more-than-students-in-stem-fields/feed/ 0 the most educated Americans are liberal but not egalitarian (2) http://peterlevine.ws/?p=16843 http://peterlevine.ws/?p=16843#comments Mon, 02 May 2016 15:59:57 +0000 http://peterlevine.ws/?p=16843 Continue reading → Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2016/05/02/the-most-educated-americans-are-liberal-but-not-egalitarian-2/feed/ 0 more young people voted in ’72 than ’12 http://peterlevine.ws/?p=15879 http://peterlevine.ws/?p=15879#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2015 15:16:22 +0000 http://peterlevine.ws/?p=15879 Continue reading → Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2015/10/26/more-young-people-voted-in-72-than-12/feed/ 0 Chicago OFA forum: how organizations develop activists http://peterlevine.ws/?p=15253 http://peterlevine.ws/?p=15253#comments Tue, 12 May 2015 13:01:01 +0000 http://peterlevine.ws/?p=15253 I am enjoying Elizabeth McKenna’s and Hahrie Han’s book Groundbreakers: How Obama’s 2.2 Million Volunteers Transformed Campaigning in America in preparation for this free open forum in Chicago on May 19. Register here.  

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