Citizenship (The Library of Contemporary Essays in Political Theory and Public Policy)

This volume explores the nature of citizenship in modern societies which has become a key term in contemporary politics and political philosophy. The book explores both classic and contemporary debates. Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgements Series Preface Introduction The Importance and Nature of Citizenship PART I THE HISTORY AND THEORIES OF CITIZENSHIP - WHAT IS CITIZENSHIP? History 1 'The Ideal of Citizenship Since Classical Times' 2 'Ruling Class Strategies and Citizenship' General Theories 3 'Return of the Citizen: A Survey of Recent Work on Citizenship Theory' 4 'Outline of a Theory of Citizenship' PART II RIGHTS - WHICH RIGHTS? 5 'Citizenship, Social Citizenship and the Defence of Welfare Provision' 6 'A Right-Based Critique of Constitutional Rights' PART III MEMBERSHIP - WHO BELONGS? Feminist Theories of Citizenship 7 'Citizenship with a Feminist Face: The Problem with Maternal Thinking' 8 'Must Feminists Give Up on Liberal Democracy?' Multicultural Citizenship 9 'Polity and Group Difference: A Critique of the Ideal of Universal Citizenship' 10 'Civic Education and Social Diversity' Immigration and Admission to Citizenship 11 'Aliens and Citizens: The Case for Open Borders' 12 'Immigrants, Nations, and Citizenship' PART IV POLITICAL PARTICIPATION - WHAT DUTIES? 13 'Citizenship: An Unnatural Practice?' 14 'Citizenship Norms and the Expansion of Political Participation' PART V BEYOND NATIONAL CITIZENSHIP - WHERE ARE WE CITIZENS? The Case of the EU 15 'Citizenship and National Identity: Some Reflections on the Future of Europe' 16 'Citizenship and Sovereignty in the Post-Westphalian State' 17 'Transformations of Citizenship: The Case of Contemporary Europe' 18 'Evaluating Union Citizenship: Belonging, Rights and Participation within the EU' Environmental Citizenship 19 'Environmental Citizenship as Reasonable Citizenship' 20 'Environmental Obligations and the Limits of Transnational Citizenship' Name Index Interest in citizenship has never been higher. Politicians of all stripes stress its importance, as do church leaders, captains of industry and every kind of campaigning group. Whatever the problem - be it the decline in voting, increased teenage pregnancies or climate change - someone has canvassed the revitalisation of citizenship as part of the solution. Yet, despite this popularity, the nature and even the very possibility of citizenship has never been more contested. For some it is intrinsically linked to political participation for others it is essentially a legal status, for some it requires membership of a state for others it is not only post-national but trans- and possibly supra-national, for some citizenship is a universal value that should be the same for all for others it needs to recognise gender and cultural differences Interest in citizenship has never been greater. Politicians of all stripes stress its importance, as do church leaders, captains of industry and every kind of campaigning group. Yet, despite this popularity, the nature and even the very possibility of citizenship has never been more contested. Is citizenship intrinsically linked to political participation or is it essentially a legal status? Does it require membership of a state, or is it only post-national, trans- and possibly supra-national? Is it a universal value that should be the same for all, or does it need to recognise gender and cultural differences? This volume reproduces key articles on these debates - from classic accounts of the historical development of citizenship, to discussions of its contemporary relevance and possible forms in a globalizing world. This volume reproduces key articles on the debate about the nature of citizenship, from classic accounts of the historical development of citizenship to discussions of its contemporary relevance and possible forms in a globalizing world.