http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 720 https://escholarship.org/uc/cusa/rss Recent eScholarship items from Center for Unconventional Security Affairs Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:03:58 +0000 https://escholarship.org/uc/item/31p7844m Exploring a New Model of Global Citizenship: An Evaluation of the Fourth Estate Leadership Summit https://escholarship.org/uc/item/31p7844m Sat, 25 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Karlin, Beth Murphy, Crystal Ahu, Kehau https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2582w7rb <p>This report presents analysis from a study of Invisible Children and its role in developing and leveraging civic capacity for social change. Founded in 2005, Invisible Children (IC) is both a media-based organization as well as an economic development NGO with the goal of raising awareness and meeting the needs youth affected by the ongoing war in central Africa. This study aims to better understand the unique methods Invisible Children has used to empower and engage participants as well as the impacts of participation.  Results suggest that Invisible Children has been successful in creating enhanced social capital and civic capacity of its youth supporters. Participants reported increased motivation to engage in social justice, enhanced leadership and organizational skills, and improved relationships within and beyond their communities. In addition, the various forms in which participants were exposed to and participated in Invisible Children suggest that this capacity is... https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2582w7rb Mon, 4 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Karlin, Beth