Citizenship

Citizenship is becoming increasingly important in modern western liberal democracies, as countries assert their sovereignty over who can become a member of their polity. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the concept of citizenship and evaluates its relevance in the 21st century, examining the theories that inform the practice, the historical development, and the creation of a global citizenship-based caste system.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 184 pages
\n Publication date: 31 May 2019
\n Publisher: Polity Press
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Despite the era of unparalleled globalization and mass migration, many contemporary Western liberal democracies are asserting their sovereignty over who can become a member of their societies with renewed vigor. Citizenship holds greater importance than ever before. In this book, Elizabeth F. Cohen and Cyril Ghosh offer a concise and comprehensive introduction to the concept of citizenship and assess its ongoing relevance in the 21st century. They delve into various aspects of citizenship, including the classical and contemporary theories that shape its practice, the historical evolution of citizenship as a phenomenon, and its role as both an instrument of administrative rationality and a lived experience. Through their analysis, they illustrate how access to a range of rights and privileges granted by citizenship in countries of the global north is contributing to the formation of a global citizenship-based caste system. This insightful critical appraisal of citizenship in the context of phenomena such as the global refugee crisis, South-North migration, and escalating demands for minority rights is a must-read for students and scholars of citizenship, migration studies, and democratic theory.

\n Weight: 224g\n
Dimension: 137 x 214 x 13 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781509522262\n \n