Citizenship: New Trajectories in Law

This book explores the critical theory of citizenship, highlighting its role in power relations and organizing rights and obligations. It examines the protection of various rights, including those of animals, children, migrants, minorities, mothers, and mountains, and the challenges posed by citizenship in the 21st century. The book argues that citizenship is an institution of domination and emancipation that brings into play the struggles of those who want to protect certain privileges and those who are against being caught in either second-class or noncitizen categories. It calls for a deconstruction of dominant theories and practices of citizenship and connects citizenship to broader social struggles.

Format: Hardback
Length: 124 pages
Publication date: 22 May 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Citizenship is a critical theory that examines the power relations and organization of rights and obligations within a society. It has become increasingly important in the 21st century, with issues such as the rights of animals, children, migrants, minorities, mothers, and mountains being addressed by national, international, and human rights law. Citizenship is an institution that divides people into citizens and non-citizens, with different rights and obligations. It is both an institution of domination and emancipation, as it involves the struggles of those who want to protect certain privileges and those who are against being caught in either second-class or non-citizen categories. A critical theory of citizenship must analyze intersecting rights and connect citizenship to broader social struggles, as these struggles give meaning to citizenship itself. The book will be of interest to scholars and students in sociolegal studies, sociology, politics, and citizenship, migration, and refugee studies.

Weight: 410g
Dimension: 216 x 138 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032497648