SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Civic Review (NCR), the quarterly journal of the National Civic League, will commemorate its 100th anniversary with the May 2011 issue, available now.
“We’re extremely excited to be entering our centennial year of publishing,” said NCL president Gloria Rubio-Cortés, who also serves as NCR’s executive editor. “We plan to celebrate our past by looking to the future with new ways to make communities more sustainable, inclusive and successful in addressing local challenges.”
Originally known as National Municipal Review, the journal was founded during the Progressive Era municipal reform movement as a clearinghouse for articles about local government innovation and reform. Over the years, the focus of the journal evolved to include the formal and informal mechanisms of local democracy and decision-making. In 1959, the name of the journal was changed to the National Civic Review to reflect the expanded breadth of interests.
In 1996, Jossey-Bass partnered with the National Civic League to publish the venerable journal of civic affairs. “We are proud to bring the National Civic Review — including all 100 years of back issues — to a global audience through Wiley Online Library,” said Sue Lewis, Vice President and Publisher, Professional and Trade Subscription Content, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. “We congratulate the League on a century of distinguished publication that reaches every part of the world.”
The National Civic Review plans to celebrate its centennial by exploring the theme, “What’s working in America’s communities.” “We’ve asked leading voices in the public, private and nonprofit sectors to give us their best ideas about civic engagement, community building, local innovation and democratic decision-making,” said NCR editor Mike McGrath. Among these top contributors will be: Stephen Goldsmith, Deputy Mayor of New York City; Ralph Smith, Executive Vice President of the Annie E. Casey Foundation; Tanja Aitamurto, new media and technology blogger for the Huffington Post; Alberto Ibargüen, President and CEO of Knight Foundation; Suzanne Morse, president of Civic Change, Inc.; and Daniel Kemmis, author of the book, Community and the Politics of Place.
Please join us in celebrating the 100th year of the National Civic Review at the All-America City Awards in Kansas City, Missouri, June 15-17, 2011!
Please let us know if you are interested in learning more about the journal’s centennial. NCR editor Mike McGrath is available for interviews/comments.
Jossey-Bass
Meredith Stanton, 415-782-3242
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