Public Engagement
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Felon Disenfranchisement and American Democracy
By Alice Malmberg Felon disenfranchisement laws are one of the final remaining formal barriers to voting rights in the United States, and the number of citizens these restrictions affect continues […]
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Civic Action Projects for Your 100% Online (COVID-19 ADAPTED) Courses
Can civic literacy and engagement be promoted in 100% online courses, even in the midst of a social distancing campaign that requires students to stay largely confined to their homes? […]
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Promoting Civic Literacy and Engagement during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Developing this generation’s civic literacy is vital to maintaining and strengthening the foundation of democracy. There is an urgent need to improve civic education and promote civic literacy, knowledge, and […]
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Teaching about Super Tuesday? Share these RAISE the Vote Resources with Your Students!
APSA’s RAISE the Vote campaign features blog posts focused on some of the Super Tuesday states to help faculty and students understand what’s happening around the country. Some of the […]
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The Spectacle of Presidential Primaries in Puerto Rico
Read this post in Spanish If it seems peculiar to you that the Republican and Democratic parties host presidential primaries in Puerto Rico, a non-incorporated territory of the US whose […]
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Boots on the Ground in New Hampshire
Nina Kasniunas, Associate Professor at Goucher College, is a guest contributor for the RAISE the Vote Campaign. The views expressed in the posts and articles featured in the RAISE the […]
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Caucuses, Primaries, Convention, oh my – the long and winding road to the nomination
Mary McHugh, Executive Director of the Office of Civic and Community Engagement at Merrimack College is a guest contributor for the RAISE the Vote Campaign. The views expressed in the […]
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Impeachment and the “Ukraine Conspiracy”
Russell Muirhead, Professor at Dartmouth College and co-director of the Political Economy Project and Nancy L. Rosenblum, Harvard University Senator Joseph Clark Research Professor of Ethics in Politics and Government, […]
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Democracy is More Than Just Voting
Matthew Draper, PhD student at the University of California, San Diego, is a guest contributor for the RAISE the Vote Campaign. The views expressed in the posts and articles featured […]
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Why Vote? Using Political Theory to Encourage Political Participation
Dannica Fleuss, postdoctoral research fellow at Helmut-Schmidt-University, is a guest contributor for the RAISE the Vote Campaign. The views expressed in the posts and articles featured in the RAISE the […]