The Oxford Handbook of Citizenship
Ayelet Shachar editor Irene Bloemraad editor Rainer Bauboeck editor Maarten Peter Vink editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Published:3rd Aug '17
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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.
the book is undoubtedly a valuable reference work and will appeal to anyone with an interest in citizenship, irrespective of their disciplinary and methodological orientation. Indeed, it is the diversity of disciplinary perspectives and the combination of both theoretical and empirical approaches that sets The Oxford Handbook of Citizenship apart from other comparable volumes. Overall, the Handbook provides a wide-ranging and accessible overview of the key themes and current debates on the topic of citizenship. The editors are to be commended for a timely and informative addition to the literature. * Timothy Jacob-Owens, The European Journal of Legal Studies *
The Oxford Handbook of Citizenship is a robust, modern guideline to induce creative and pragmatic discussions about some of the most pressing issues we currently face. It will surely become a valuable reference to individuals engaged in the various branches of citizenship and will guide theory from a political, cultural, and legal viewpoint. * Global Citizenship Review *
This volume would be an excellent starting point for the study of some of the main challenges and prospects informing citizenship in today's world. This volume deserves also the interest of more established academics because it provides different and updated perspectives to the study of citizenship that can certainly contribute to enrich their own approach. * Zakaria Sajir, Ethnic and Racial Studies *
The definitive source on a critical concept in political and social life. Innovative in its conception and authoritative in its execution. * J.H.H. Weiler, NYU School of Law *
This is an invaluable Handbook. No other single volume achieves the theoretical acuity, historical depth, legal grounding, and sociological analysis of citizenship that this book manages to achieve. It is clear, wide ranging, and admirably un-parochial in the range of its references. By focusing on a wide range of citizenship claims, from those of dominant groups seeking to exclude to marginalized groups struggling for legal recognition, the Handbook enlarges our sense of the moral stakes and political struggles at the heart of citizenship. * Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Centre for Policy Research *
ISBN: 9780198805854
Dimensions: 253mm x 181mm x 54mm
Weight: 1720g
896 pages