How does civic education affect the development of democratic political culture in new democracies? Using a unique threewave panel data set from Kenya spanning the transitional democratic election of 2002, we posit a two-step process of the social transmission of democratic knowledge, norms, and values. Civic education first affected the knowledge, values, and participatory inclinations of indi...

Schooling matters. Decades of research confirm that both the quality and the quantity of schooling are strongly associated with increased income, better health, lower levels of criminal activity, and less reliance on public assistance.1 The justification for public financial support of schooling is both civic and personal. Schools are expected to prepare children for the responsibilities of cit...

Croatia has always been a multilingual environment. The influence of German and Italian was empowered through direct political influence. During the second part of the 18th and in the 19th century native speakers of German and Italian used Croatian as a second language carrying out their duties at work. This bilingualism can tentatively be referred to as bureaucratic bilingualism. Native Croati...

Abstract Historically, chemical complexes originated from a single company that developed large site with significant infrastructure and diverse operating units. However, as corporate objectives change, companies frequently consider alternative business models such mergers, acquisitions, leases, licensing agreements. These deals (referred to mergers acquisitions [M&A] in this paper) often r...

At least three traditions in sociological thought address the question of social inclusion. In the systems theory proposed by Luhmann, inclusion means that individuals are able to adapt and gain access to functional subsystems, such as the labor market or the welfare state. In the tradition of Simmel, social inclusion is seen as an outcome of “cross-cutting social circles”. Both perspectives ar...

Balancing the communitarian, civic, and liberal aims of faith-based education presents a significant challenge to most religious teachers. The communitarian approach is common, as it socializes children become members given faith community. It recognizes students’ rights collective identity belonging. civic asks, “what preferred meaning respect in religiously pluralist society, how can be promo...

Mobile devices have added new channels for the communication between governments and citizens. The new nature of engagement between government and citizens through mobile devices needs to be studied intensively in order to make it more effective. Thus, this research examines the relationship between mobile government (M-government) and civic engagement deeply. In particular, it compares civic e...