Citizenship in contemporary Europe / Michael Lister and Emily Pia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lister, Michael, 1976-

Contributor:

Pia, Emily.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Citizenship--Europe.

Citizenship.

Europe.

Physical Description:

v, 218 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2008]

Summary:

In the era of globalisation, European integration, mass migration, and changing patterns of political participation and welfare state provision, the precise shape and structure of citizenship in Europe seems to be altering. This book explores these developments through the analysis of a range of perspectives, uniting a theoretical orientation with an empirical approach. The central theme of the book is that the way in which we assess the impact of these changes on citizenship depends upon how we view citizenship theoretically.

The text is divided into two sections. First, the book identifies three main theoretical approaches to citizenship: classical positions (liberal, communitarian, republican); multiculturalist and feminist theories of citizenship; and the further challenge raised by post-national or cosmopolitan theories of citizenship.

The second section focuses on four key social, economic and political developments - migration, political participation, the welfare state and European integration - all of which raise fundamental questions about the status and meaning of citizenship in contemporary Europe.

Contents:

Theories of citizenship

Theories of citizenship: feminism and multiculturalism

Postnational citizenship

Political participation

The welfare state

Migration in Europe

European citizenship and European identity

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780748633418

0748633413

0748633421

9780748633425

OCLC:

184821751