Rediscovering Russia in Asia

Stephen Kotkin, David Wolff

Selected Contents: Foreword: Civic Service Analysis Has Come of Age Amitai Etzioni Part 1: Context 1. Building Knowledge on Civic Service Worldwide Amanda Moore McBride and Michael Sherraden, with Margaret Lombe and Fengyan Tang 2. From Military Service to Civic Service: The Evolution of National Youth Service Donald J. Eberly and Reuven Gal Part 2: National Service: Policy, Potential, and Effects 3. The Effects of National Service in Africa, with a Focus on Nigeria Ebenezer Obadare 4. Toward Universal National Youth Service in Israel: Possible Social Capital Effects Nicole Fleischer and Reuven Gal 5. The Effects of National Service in the United States: A Research Synthesis James Perry and Ann Marie Thomson Part 3: Civic Service Across the Life Course 6. Civic Service Among Youth in Chile, Denmark, England, and the United States: A Psychological Perspective Judith Torney-Purta, Jo-Ann Amadeo, and Wendy Klandl Richardson 7. The Potential Effects of Service-learning and Community Service in Educational Settings in Latin America Maria Nieves Tapia 8. Youth Service and Elder Service in Comparative Perspective Nancy Morrow-Howell and Fengyan Tang Part IV: Civic Service Across Borders 9. International Civic Service: A Step Toward Cooperation in a Global World Margaret Sherrard Sherraden 10. Social Psychological Theory and the Potential for Intergroup and Ethnonational Cooperation in Civic Service Programs Ronald Pitner Part V: Impacts and Inquiry 11. Civic Service Across Nations and Cultures: The Range of Effects and Ways to Study Them Justin Davis Smith and Angela Ellis 12. Directions in Civic Service Scholarship: An Institutional Perspective, Amanda Moore McBride and Michael Sherraden, with Natasha Menon