Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2022

Publication Title

Creditable Civic Engagement? Aligning Work on Civic Activity with Faculty Incentives

Department

Political Science

Abstract

Political scientists frequently study and engage in civic engagement work and the institutions that employ them state that they value these endeavors. Yet, there is a disconnect between valuing and doing this work relative to aligning it with faculty incentives. We discuss our experiences with civic engagement work and how we made it fit into how we are evaluated. We use our experience to motivate recommendations to fellow faculty, institutions, and administrators with respect to how they can do and encourage this work going forward.

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