Routledge handbook on citizenship in the Middle East and North Africa / edited by Roel Meijer, James Sater and Zahra Babar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Meijer, Roel, editor.

Sater, James N., editor.

Babar, Zahra, editor.

Routledge (Firm)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Citizenship--Middle East--History.

Citizenship.

Citizenship--Africa, North--History.

Political participation--Africa, North.

Political participation.

Political participation--Middle East.

Democracy--Africa, North.

Democracy.

Democracy--Middle East.

Africa, North--Politics and government--21st century.

Africa, North.

Africa, North--Politics and government--20th century.

Africa, North--Politics and government--19th century.

Middle East--Politics and government--19th century.

Middle East.

Middle East--Politics and government--21st century.

Middle East--Politics and government--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (515 pages)

Edition:

First Edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

"This comprehensive Handbook gives an overview of the political, social, economic and legal dimensions of citizenship in the Middle East and North Africa from the nineteenth century to the present. The terms citizen and citizenship are mostly used by researchers in an off hand, self evident manner. A citizen is assumed to have standard rights and duties which everyone enjoys. However, citizenship is a complex legal, social, economic, cultural, ethical and religious concept and practice. Since the rise of the modern bureaucratic state, in each country of the Middle East and North Africa, citizenship has developed differently. In addition, rights are highly differentiated within one country, ranging from privileged, under privileged and discriminated citizens to non citizens. Through its dual nature as instrument of state control, as well as a source of citizen rights and entitlements, citizenship provides crucial insights into state citizen relations and the services the state provides, as well as the way citizens respond to these actions. This volume focuses on five themes that cover the crucial dimensions of citizenship in the region: historical trajectory of citizenship since the nineteenth century until independence creation of citizenship from above by the state different discourses of rights and forms of contestation developed by social movements and society mechanisms of inclusion and exclusion politics of citizenship, nationality and migration Covering the main dimensions of citizenship, this multidisciplinary book is a key resource for students and scholars interested in citizenship, politics, economics, history, migration, refugees in the Middle East and North Africa"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

SECTION 1. Emergence of modern citizenship

SECTION 2. Formation of citizenship from above

SECTION 3. Social movements and formation of citizenship from below

SECTION 4. Mechanism of inclusion and exclusion

SECTION 5. Migration and regulation of citizenship and nationality.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-60328-2

0-429-05828-4

0-429-60880-2

9780429058288

OCLC:

1157630585