Citizenship Beyond the State

Klappentext Is 'citizenship' still a useful concept? Can citizens - and democracy - exist independently of the state? This text provides an accessible guide to the theories and debates that surround the key political concepts of state, citizenship, and democracy today. John Hoffman reviews the modern development of these concepts from the classic texts of Marx and Weber to the post-war critiques of the feminist, multicultural and critical theorists and considers the on-going barriers to a full realisation of a democratic citizenship. By carefully considering what the state is and what it does, Hoffman shows that it is possible to respond to these critiques and challenges and 'reclaim' citizenship and democracy as inclusive and emancipatory, rather than divisive and controlling. In advancing this alternative view of a 'stateless' citizenship, Hoffman opens up new possibilities for conceiving power and society in contemporary politics today. It will be essential reading for all students of politics and sociology for whom the questions of state, nationality, power and identity remain of central importance. Zusammenfassung Guide to the theories and debates that surround the key political concepts of state! citizenship and democracy today. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction PART ONE: DEFINITIONS AND DEBATES The State Democracy PART TWO: BARRIERS TO A DEMOCRATIC CITIZENSHIP State and Nationalism Gender and Violence Capitalism, Class and Social Rights Participation Globalization PART THREE: THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRATIC CITIZENSHIP Citizenship, Democracy and Emancipation The Problem of Agency and Realization Conclusion

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Keith Faulks, John Hoffman, John (University of Leicester) Hoffman, Hoffman John
• Verlag: Sage Publications Ltd
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 18.03.2004
• EAN: 9780761949411
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-4941-1
• Seiten: 200
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Soziologische Theorien; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Sociology & anthropology, Civil rights & citizenship, Sociology and anthropology, Civics and citizenship, Politics & International Relations;Social Policy