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"Loss of Skepticism:" Roundtable with David Cay Johnston. Listen to the podcast MacArthur Digital Learning Initiative Civic Learning Online looks at ways to engage youth Northwest Social Forum Report to the Community Published CCCE launches Becoming Citizens
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The Center for Communication and Civic Engagement in the Department of Communication at the University of Washington is dedicated to research, the creation of citizen resources and student-designed learning experiences that develop new areas of positive citizen involvement in politics and social life. Our primary focus is to understand how new information technologies can supplement more traditional forms of communication to facilitate civic engagement.
Who We Are
Located in the Department of Communication and co-sponsored by the Department of Political Science at the University of Washington, the Center for Communication and Civic Engagement is a place where distinguished faculty, talented staff and students from across the university work together to understand how innovative communication can improve the quality of civic life. Our programs and projects cross the boundaries of disciplines, and put our research tools to work for students and the community.
The ways people communicate, to whom, and with what effects are crucial
elements of vibrant public life, democracy, and social relationships.
Our contemporary world is defined by changing constellations of new technologies
and traditional communication media. The CCCE applies new knowledge about
political communication to facilitate citizen engagement and effective
participation in local, national, and global affairs. Further information
can be found in our mission statement.
What We Do
Faculty and student associates at the CCCE work together on original research, new educational programs, policy recommendations, and Web-based citizen resources for students, scholars, journalists and the public. Some of our current projects are:
Civic Learning Online: Engaged Youth
Becoming Citizens
2004 Digital Election
Project
The 2002 Election Web Archive
Community Engagement through Technology
Exploring
New Forms of Citizenship
Integrating Learning with the
Research Process
Digital Learning and Youth Civic Engagement
