YPP Network Description

The MacArthur Research Network on Youth and Participatory Politics (YPP) formed out of recognition that youth are critical to the future of democracy and that the digital age is introducing technological changes that are impacting how youth develop into informed, engaged, and effective actors.

Ethan Zuckerman on civic engagement

It's easy to find alarming evidence that we've lost our way when it comes to civics in the US. But longtime global activist and MIT prof Ethan Zuckerman says there's a lot to get excited about too, if we're willing to think in new ways about what it even means to be civically engaged in the digital age. 

Publication Date: 
March 15, 2013