Fountain of Youth

Daniel M. Shea is professor of political science and director of the Center for Political Participation at Allegheny College. John C. Green is Distinguished Professor of Political Science and director of the Roy C. Bliss Institute for Applied Politics at the University of Akron.

Shea and Green have assembled a rigorous and broad compendium of research findings and proposals regarding the political participation of young Americans. A consistent theme throughout the eleven diverse, thoughtful chapters is the importance of taking young people seriously. This book should influence research and political strategy as the Millennial Generation takes its place in the American electorate.

• Part 1 Background on Youth Participation in AmericaChapter 2 The Turned Off Generation? Fact and FictionPart 3 Political Parties and Mobilization of Young VotersChapter 4 Throwing a Better Party? Local Political Parties and Youth VoteChapter 5 Tales from the Trenches: Party Organizations that Are Connecting with Young CitizensChapter 6 Building Party Identification in the Young and Revitalizing DemocracyPart 7 Civic Education and Youth Engagement: Past, Present, and FutureChapter 8 Civic Knowledge, Civic Education, and Civic EngagementChapter 9 Political Participation and Service-Learning: Civic Education as Problem and SolutionChapter 10 Promoting Diversity in Democracy: Mobilizing the Hip Hop GenerationPart 11 Non-Partisan Organizations and Turning out the Youth VoteChapter 12 Youth Political Engagement: Why Rock the Vote Hits the Wrong NoteChapter 13 Mobilizing the Youth Vote in 2004 and BeyondChapter 14 Young Voter Mobilization Projects in 2004Part 15 ConclusionChapter 16 Faces of the Future