Community Matters

Verna V. Gehring is editor at the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy at the School of Public Affairs, University of Maryland, and editor of Philosophy & Public Policy Quarterly.

• Chapter 1 I. The Challenge of Civic EducationChapter 2 Solving the Civic Achievement Gap in De Facto Segregated SchoolsChapter 3 Civic Education and Political ParticipationChapter 4 II. The Challenge of Civic DebateChapter 5 State Symbals and MulticulturalismChapter 6 Lessons from the Brooklyn Museum ControversyChapter 7 III. Service in Deed?: Civic Engagement and the Prospect of Mandatory Military ServiceChapter 8 A Sketch of Some Arguments for ConscriptionChapter 9 Conscription—NoChapter 10 Conscription: Between the Horns

Community Matters makes a substantial contribution to our understanding of key issues in civic education, multicultural conflict, and national service. It is a must read for those engaged in debates on civic renewal in the U.S. I recommend it highly.