Condition of Citizenship

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.

List of contents

The Condition of Citizenship - Bart van Steenbergen
An Introduction
The Changing Quality of Citizenship - Ralf Dahrendorf
Citizenship and National Identity - J[um]urgen Habermas
Four Conceptions of Citizenship - Herman van Gunsteren
Citizenship and the Inner City Ghetto Poor - William Julius Wilson
Citizenship, Work and Welfare - Hans Adriaansens
Marriage and the Boundaries of Citizenship - Ursula Vogel
Civil Citizenship against Social Citizenship? - Nancy Fraser and Linda Gordon
Citizenship and Civil Society in Central Europe - Atilla Agh
The Making of Global Citizenship - Richard Falk
Towards a Global Ecological Citizen - Bart van Steenbergen
Postmodern Culture/Modern Citizens - Bryan S Turner

About the author

Bart van Steenbergen is Associate Professor in the Department of General Social Sciences at the University of Utrecht

Summary

Explores the ways in which the idea of citizenship can be a unifying concept in understanding contemporary social change. It outlines traditional linkages between citizenship and public participation, national identity and social welfare, and shows its relevance for a range of contemporary issues.

Product details

• Authors: Bart van Steenbergen, Bart van Steenbergen
• Assisted by: Bart van Steenbergen (Editor), Bart van Steenbergen (Editor)
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.03.1994
• EAN: 9780803988811
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-8881-1
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Politics and Culture series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Migration, immigration & emigration, Social welfare & social services, Social welfare and social services, Migration, immigration and emigration, Gender studies, gender groups, Civil rights & citizenship, Civics and citizenship, Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples, Political Sociology;Social Theory