The concept of civic duty has been used by those in favour of creating a written constitution for the UK - the argument being that if you know what's expected of you by society, you're more likely to do it.

BBC: Is there such a thing as civic duty? And do we feel it?

Representative democracy takes time (and a foundation of civic development) to build--yet the concept clearly enjoys momentum.

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The concept of fairness, so engrained in current political rhetoric, is given its own civic bullet-point.

BBC: Should we pick up other people's litter?