http://www.metafilter.com/tags/civicengagement Posts tagged with 'civicengagement' at MetaFilter. Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:28:14 -0800 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:28:14 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/69184/the%2Dmost%2Deffective%2Dmeans%2Dof%2Dpopular%2Deducation%2Dat%2Dsociety%3Fs%2Ddisposal <blockquote>I think that the main reason for the practical intelligence and the political good sense of the Americans is their long experience with juries in civil cases. I do not know whether a jury is useful to the litigants, but I am sure it is very good for those who have to decide the case. I regard it as one of the most effective means of popular education at society’s disposal.</blockquote> <a href="http://www.dissentmagazine.org/issue/?issue=70">Dissent </a>offers commentaries on jury duty from <a href="http://dissentmagazine.org/article/?article=1004">Alexis de Toqueville</a>, <a href="http://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/?article=1065">Joanne Barkan</a>, <a href="http://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/?article=1073">Paul Berman</a>, <a href="http://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/?article=1066">Susan Cheever</a>, <a href="http://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/?article=1067">Nicolaus Mills</a>, <a href="http://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/?article=1068">Maxine Phillips</a>, <a href="http://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/?article=1069">Ruth Rosen</a>, <a href="http://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/?article=1070">Jim Sleeper</a>, <a href="http://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/?article=1071">Michael Walzer</a>, and <a href="http://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/?article=1072">Darryl Lorrenzo Wellington</a>. Also of interest: Condorcet's <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=CdIOKZWc3oMC&pg=PA129&lpg=PA129&dq=condorcet+and+juries&source=web&ots=VJlglISiZX&sig=xnuTGSQ_M_OxT-Yu9tlUmsif2x4">Jury Theorem</a> List and Goodin on <a href="http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/action/showPdf?submitPDF=Full+Text+PDF+%28236+KB%29&doi=10.1111%2F1467-9760.00128&cookieSet=1">Epistemic Democracy</a> (pdf) tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.69184 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:28:14 -0800 civiceducation civicengagement civicvirtue Condorcet darryllorrenzowellington dissent epistemicdemocracy JimSleeper JoanneBarkan juryduty law MaxinePhillips MichaelWalzer NicolausMills PaulBerman RuthRosen SusanCheever Tocqueville anotherpanacea http://www.metafilter.com/63987/Just%2Danother%2Dguy%2Dblogging%2Dfor%2Dthe%2DGood%2DSociety <a href="http://www.peterlevine.ws/bio.htm">Peter Levine</a> promotes civic engagement in Maryland youth and is working with <a href="http://www.princegeorges.org/">Prince George's County</a> to create an '<a href="http://www.princegeorges.org/headlines.html">information commons</a>.' He writes about citizenship (<a href="http://www.peterlevine.ws/mt/archives/2006/05/the-big-civic-a.html">1</a>, <a href="http://www.peterlevine.ws/mt/archives/2007/07/strategies-for.html">2</a>, <a href="http://www.peterlevine.ws/mt/archives/2007/08/principles-of-a.html">3</a>), Iraq (<a href="http://www.peterlevine.ws/mt/archives/2004_04_12.html">1</a>, <a href="http://www.peterlevine.ws/mt/archives/2007/08/vertical-farms.html">2</a>, <a href="http://www.peterlevine.ws/mt/archives/2004/04/why-do-we-care.html">3</a>), literature (<a href="http://www.peterlevine.ws/mt/archives/2007/04/gonzalos-common.html">1</a>, <a href="http://www.peterlevine.ws/mt/archives/2007/08/susanna-clarkes.html">2</a>, <a href="http://www.peterlevine.ws/mt/archives/2006/08/calvinos-free-h.html">3</a>), and <a href="http://www.peterlevine.ws/mt/archives/cat_philosophy.html">other </a><a href="http://www.peterlevine.ws/fiction.htm">things</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.63987 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:16:03 -0800 civicengagement peterlevine politics anotherpanacea http://www.metafilter.com/60509/Designing%2Dfor%2DFun <a href="http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/super_playgrounds/index_01.htm">Super(-expensive) Playgrounds</a> are nice to look at, but <a href="http://www.metropolismag.com/cda/story.php?artid=2389">what makes a playground fun</a>? Experiments in play: <a href="http://www.snugandoutdoor.co.uk/">Snug & Outdoor</a> (<a href="http://www.snugandoutdoor.co.uk/EPgallery.html">1</a>, <a href="http://www.snugandoutdoor.co.uk/Bgallery.html">2</a>, <a href="http://www.snugandoutdoor.co.uk/ESgallery.html">3</a>) Mcdonald's (<a href="http://www.mcdonalds.ca/en/playplace/index.aspx">1</a>, <a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ocregister.com/newsimages/money/2006/11/21rgym_vid.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1360253.php&h=127&w=170&sz=5&hl=en&start=4&um=1&tbnid=_b0qOu5_Ep8oZM:&tbnh=74&tbnw=99&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmcdonalds%2Bplayplace%2Br%2Bgym%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3D8IL%26sa%3DN">2</a>, <a href="http://www.phoons.com/playland.html">3</a>) <a href="http://www.kaboom.org/">KaBOOM!</a> (<a href="http://www.kaboom.org/tabid/166/ctl/ArticleView/mid/573/articleId/5364/A-New-Playspace-in-High-Ridge-MO.aspx">1</a>, <a href="http://www.crs4rec.com/docs/RG_JP_RMJUMPING-9.html">2</a>, <a href="http://planner.kaboom.org/">3</a>) <a href="http://www.boundlessplaygrounds.org/aboutus/aboutus_GeneralInfo.php">Boundless Play</a> (<a href="http://www.boundlessplaygrounds.org/findplaygrounds/virtualTour.html">1</a>, <a href="http://www.boundlessplaygrounds.org/playmatters/makingPlayEnv.php">2</a>, <a href="http://images.google.com/images?q=boundless%20playgrounds&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi">3</a>) tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.60509 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 11:20:25 -0800 architecture civicengagement community design fun kids landscapearchitecture playground playgrounds anotherpanacea