Can ‘eCitizenship’ really work?

I attended a conference a few weeks back that focused on developing citizen engagement at the college level by organizing students using the Internet and the Web.

So, when I heard about a Dec. 5 blog post by Andrea DiMaio titled “Why Citizen Participation May Be An Illusion,” I eagerly checked it out. A link to the blog appears in the “Resources” section at the end of this post.

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A Nonpartisan Appeal to Vote

“So what signifies wishing and hoping for better times…We may make these times better if we bestir ourselves.”—Benjamin Franklin

“Revolutionize through the ballot-box, and restore the government once more to the affection and hearts of men, by making it express, as it was intended to do, the highest spirit of justice and liberty.”—Abraham Lincoln

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