{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"News and Media","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news","author_name":"Jenna Gadient","author_url":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/author\/gadientj\/","title":"Harry Boyte discusses importance of civic agency - News and Media","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"z9mM5DFTA8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/2015\/02\/25\/harry-boyte-discusses-importance-of-civic-agency\/\">Harry Boyte discusses importance of civic agency<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/2015\/02\/25\/harry-boyte-discusses-importance-of-civic-agency\/embed\/#?secret=z9mM5DFTA8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Harry Boyte discusses importance of civic agency&#8221; &#8212; News and Media\" data-secret=\"z9mM5DFTA8\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Harry Boyte, senior fellow in\u00a0the Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship, in his latest Huffington Post article talked about\u00a0the importance of civic\u00a0studies within schools. In 1991, Boyte helped start Public Achievement, an &#8220;interdisciplinary action-oriented field focused on agency and citizens as co-creators,&#8221; to encourage the practice of self-organized\u00a0civic action among students. Read &#8220;Civic Agency and ...","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2014\/10\/Huffington-Post-e1413220543853.jpeg"}