The Market Citizenship Illusion : free movement rights for atypical workers / Alice Welsh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Welsh, Alice, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Citizenship.

Freedom of movement (International law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 pages)

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.

Summary:

This open access book challenges the existing focus in EU citizenship scholarship which overlooks the limitations of free movement for atypical workers. Arguing that the deliberately vague EU concept of 'work' allows for its restricted application in Member States, the book shows how many workers and economic contributors are left out of the free movement regime. It does this by taking a mixed methods approach: relying on both qualitative case studies and legal analysis of EU and UK legislation, case law, and decision maker guidance. All this leads to a significant and original argument that, if EU free movement rights are awarded on the basis of market credentials, more must be done to work towards a more contemporary, accurate and inclusive market citizenship. Provocative and thought-provoking, this book will appeal to all scholars of EU free movement law.

Contents:

Introduction

2. 'What a Way to Make a Living': The Rise and Risks of the Atypical Labour Market

3. Schrodinger's Worker: When is a Worker not a Worker?

4. Taking Liberties: The UK's Minimum Earnings Threshold Narrows the EU Concept of Work

5. Inequality Squared: How the MET Compounds Discrimination

6. 'Citizens of Nowhere'?: The Limitations and Challenges of Supranational Citizenship

7. To Each According to Their Affluence: Atypical Workers and the Limits of Free Movement Rights

8. Conclusion.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-5099-6662-5