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The Condition of Citizenship

Bart van Steenbergen editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Sage Publications Ltd

Published:4th Mar '94

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This innovative volume explores ways in which the idea of citizenship can be seen as a unifying concept in understanding contemporary social change and social problems.

The book outlines traditional linkages between citizenship and public participation, national identity and social welfare, and shows the relevance of citizenship for a range of rising issues extending from global change through gender to the environment. The areas investigated include: the challenge of internationalization to the nation state and to national identities; the contested nature of citizenship in relation to poverty, work and welfare; the implications of gender inequality; and the potential for new conceptions of citizenship in response to cultural and political change.

`The quality and diverstiy of the contributions to this book makes it a welcomed addition to the growing literature on citizenship′ - Political Studies

`This is a thoughtful and thought-provoking book... provide[s] some of the deftest short accounts of the history of the idea and practice of citizenship that I have seen... The organisers of the conference from which this book arose and its editor are to be congratulated for a collection of essays which, individually and as a whole, are scholarly and to the point in their tackling of important issues′ - Journal of Public Policy

ISBN: 9780803988811

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 390g

192 pages