It has become a common complaint among academics and community leaders that citizens today are not what they used to be. Nowhere is this decline seen to be more

Dogs are getting lawyers. Cats are getting kidney transplants. Could they one day be fellow citizens? Cats and dogs were once wild animals. Today, they are fami

This open access book discusses how the involvement of citizens into scientific endeavors is expected to contribute to solve the big challenges of our time, suc

Media Literacy and the Emerging Citizen is about enhancing engagement in a digital media culture and the models that educators, parents and policy makers can ut

This collection discusses the challenges of reforming EU democracy through increased citizen participation beyond elections. It asks fundamental questions such