This interdisciplinary book has contributions from scholars in the US, the EU, Korea, and Hungary from the fields of political science and education, sociology, communications, social work, and psychology. The major topics are political culture and socialization, education and learning theory, and communications, media, and politics. Specific topics include constructive patriotism, national pride, political socialization, public diplomacy, authoritarianism and democracy, political cynicism, race and politics, civic education, gender and politics, the Internet and political media use, and electoral politics. This collection provides a fresh perspective on current issues such as political culture/socialization and civic education/media use. Readers interested in politics, history, sociology, psychology, communications, and education will discover many new perspectives on everyday life and politics.

The Editors: Russell Farnen is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (USA). Daniel German is Professor of Political Science at Appalachian State University, Boone, NC (USA). Henk Dekker is Professor of Political Science at Leiden University, (Netherlands). Christ’l De Landtsheer is Professor of Communications Science at the University of Antwerp (Belgium). Heinz Suenker is Professor of Social Pedagogy & Social Policy at the University of Wuppertal (Germany).