The Civics of Change: How Citizens Make History

The Civics of Change explores how laws, institutions, and civic participation shape social transformation. This book examines change through a civic lens—how policies are made, challenged, reformed, and implemented, and how citizens influence these processes through participation, advocacy, and accountability.
Written for students, researchers, and readers interested in the sociology of change, the book focuses on the interaction between society and governance during periods of transition. It shows how civic structures can both enable progress and reinforce inequality, depending on how power is exercised and contested.
Key areas covered include:
• Civic institutions and social change
• Citizenship, participation, and public voice
• Law, policy, and reform processes
• Power, accountability, and governance
• Grassroots influence on civic systems
The Civics of Change offers a clear understanding of how democratic mechanisms and civic action work together to shape societal outcomes.
Change becomes lasting
when it is rooted in civic engagement.