The Oxford Handbook of Citizenship
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| Anteprima |
Contrary
to predictions that it would become increasingly redundant in a
globalizing world, citizenship is back with a vengeance. The Oxford
Handbook of Citizenship brings together leading experts in law,
philosophy, political science, economics, sociology, and geography to
provide a multidisciplinary, comparative discussion of different
dimensions of citizenship: as legal status and political membership; as
rights and obligations; as identity and belonging; as civic virtues and
practices of engagement; and as a discourse of political and social
equality or responsibility for a common good. The contributors engage
with some of the oldest normative and substantive quandaries in the
literature, dilemmas that have renewed salience in today's political
climate. As well as setting an agenda for future theoretical and
empirical explorations, this Handbook explores the state of citizenship
today in an accessible and engaging manner that will appeal to a wide
academic and non-academic audience. Chapters highlight variations in
citizenship regimes practiced in different countries, from immigrant
states to 'non-western' contexts, from settler societies to newly
independent states, attentive to both migrants and those who never cross
an international border. Topics include the 'selling' of citizenship,
multilevel citizenship, in-between statuses, citizenship laws,
post-colonial citizenship, the impact of technological change on
citizenship, and other cutting-edge issues. This Handbook is the major
reference work for those engaged with citizenship from a legal,
political, and cultural perspective. Written by the most knowledgeable
senior and emerging scholars in their fields, this comprehensive volume
offers state-of-the-art analyses of the main challenges and prospects of
citizenship in today's world of increased migration and globalization.
Special emphasis is put on the question of whether inclusive and
egalitarian citizenship can provide political legitimacy in a turbulent
world of exploding social inequality and resurgent populism.
