The Politics of Mobile Citizenship in Europe

The Politics of Mobile Citizenship in Europe examines the models of national and EU citizenship in the context of intra-EU mobility, focusing on political community building processes and the dimensions of citizenship at the national and EU levels. It proposes a redefinition of the active/passive citizen dichotomy to provide a more accurate description of contemporary citizen attitudes and behaviors.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 227 pages
Publication date: 02 August 2021
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

The Politics of Mobile Citizenship in Europe delves into the contemporary frameworks of national and European Union (EU) citizenship in the realm of intra-EU mobility. Scholars have frequently approached these models from distinct disciplinary perspectives. National citizenship has been examined through the lens of citizenship studies, while EU citizenship has been studied from an EU studies standpoint. To contribute to their ongoing discourse and provide a politically embedded perspective, Siklodi employs the citizenship studies lens to analyze EU-wide survey data and original focus group evidence obtained from young and highly educated EU mobiles and stayers in Sweden and Britain. Specifically, she investigates the processes of political community building, encompassing both processes of differentiation and exclusion, as well as the dimensions of citizenship, including identity, rights, and participation, at both the national and EU levels. Siklodi suggests a reimagining of the traditional active/passive citizen dichotomy in terms of mobiles/stayers to offer a more accurate portrayal of contemporary citizen attitudes and behaviors across the European community.

The Politics of Mobile Citizenship in Europe explores the contemporary models of national and European Union (EU) citizenship in the context of intra-EU mobility. Scholars have often approached these models from separate disciplinary standpoints. National citizenship has been studied through the prism of citizenship studies, while EU citizenship has been examined from an EU studies viewpoint. To contribute to their ongoing discussion and offer a politically embedded perspective, Siklodi applies the citizenship studies lens to the analysis of EU-wide survey data and original focus group evidence of young and highly educated EU mobiles and stayers in Sweden and Britain. Specifically, she investigates political community building processes, including processes of differentiation and exclusion, and the dimensions of citizenship – identity, rights, and participation – at the national and EU levels. Siklodi proposes a redefinition of the active/passive citizen dichotomy in terms of mobiles/stayers to provide a more accurate description of contemporary citizen attitudes and behaviors across the European community.

Weight: 320g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030490539
Edition number: 1st ed. 2020