Encouraging College Students' Democratic Engagement in an Era of Political Polarization

Angela M. McGowan-Kirsch is associate professor of communication at The State University of New York at Fredonia.

• Introduction: Pedagogical Strategies for Educating Emerging Citizens in a Polarized EraAngela M. McGowan-KirschChapter 1: Dismantling Polarization through Dialogic and Deliberative PedagogiesLaura W. Black & Carson S. KayChapter 2: A “Practice Field” for Democracy: Harnessing the Potential of Sports to Promote Democratic Deliberation in the College ClassroomRebecca A. AltChapter 3: Promoting Democracy: Civic Education in an Era of Anti-Democratic UnrestKevin R. Meyer & Stephen K. HuntChapter 4: “The Civil Dialogues Were Dope”: Civil Dialogue® as A Tool for Engaging Students in Difficult Conversations in the ClassroomKatrina N. Hanna, Robert J. Razzante, & Jennifer A. LindeChapter 5: An Interdisciplinary Civics Approach: Teaching the Social Contract and Lived CivicsBen Epstein, Molly W. Andolina, and Kristen PengellyChapter 6: Reframe Political Talk as Discursive Civic EngagementPamela Conners, Sara A. Mehltretter Drury, Amanda Nienow, Laura Wysocki, Katherine Knobloch, & Reni JosephChapter 7: Integrating Interpersonal Communication and Rhetorical Studies in a Course Highlighting Deliberative DemocracySherry G. Ford & Sally Bennett HardigChapter 8: Public Discourse: Civic Action as Training for Democratic EngagementSarah Wolter & Hagar AttiaChapter 9: Preserving the Liberal Public Sphere through AI EngagementHeather WaltersChapter 10: Looking for Difference: Using Declamation and Controversial Images to Frame Civic EngagementAdam J. GaffeyChapter 11: Finding Common Ground: How Two Divergent Colleges Converged Around ConversationTim Muehlhoff & Michael Y. AhnChapter 12: How to Have Difficult Conversations: Using Deliberation to Promote Students’ Democratic Decision-MakingJames Proszek, Chris Anderson, Brian A. Long, Augustus Isaac, & Corydon TaylorChapter 13: Preparing to Have Campus Conversations: Infusing Deliberative Pedagogy with an Ethic of DialogueJennifer L. Borda & Renee Guarriello HeathConclusion: Final Thoughts and Future ActionsAngela M. McGowan-Kirsch

A valuable resource for all teacher-scholars who aspire to teach the skills of citizenship required for cultivating and caretaking a robust civil society predicated on civic self-actualization and democratic self-determination.