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...seems to be stirring voters as well. Polls show the leftist collective winning up to 17% in first-round voting-third behind the Socialist-led Union of the Left's 26%, and 39% for the conservatives who have controlled City Hall for 30 years. In addition to its fresh, civic allure, Motivé-e-s enjoys a sympathique association with the popular rock group Zebda-whose activist music urges social and political engagement. Motivé-e-s took its name from Zebda's 1998 hit remake of the Resistance Partisans' Song, and three bandmates will run on the list...
...central issue addressed by the survey was the effect of the growing diversity of the American population on civic involvement...
...survey also examined the effect of religion on civic involvement. According to the survey data, religious activity is an indicator of higher levels of civic participation, and has "some matchless strengths as sources of civic engagement," Putnam said in a statement...
...While previous research measures trends in civic engagement over time, the survey is useful to analyze differences in civic engagement across the country. The survey maps the relative strengths and areas for improvement in communities' civic behavior and sets a baseline against which future progress can be assessed in another survey several years hence," Putnam said. "It represents an extraordinary, enormous trove of data for policymakers, researchers and community builders...
...addition to taking part in the survey, the participating community organizations have committed to undertake civic revitalization projects to address the deficiencies revealed by the survey...