Citizenship In Contemporary Europe

Description:
In the era of globalisation, European integration, mass migration, and changing patterns of political participation and welfare state provision, the precise shape and structure of citizenship in Europe seems to be altering. This book explores these developments through the analysis of a range of perspectives, uniting a theoretical orientation with an empirical approach. The central theme of the book is that the way in which we assess the impact of these changes on citizenship depends upon how we view citizenship theoretically. The text is divided into two sections. First, the book identifies three main theoretical approaches to citizenship: classical positions (liberal, communitarian and republican); multiculturalist and feminist theories of citizenship; and the further challenge raised by post-national or cosmopolitan theories of citizenship. The second section focuses on four key social, economic and political developments - migration, political participation, the welfare state and European integration - all of which raise fundamental questions about the status and meaning of citizenship in contemporary Europe.

Review:
An insightful exploration of key approaches to the notion and practice of citizenship ... one of the book's assets is its discerning capacity to address complex and essential questions for contemporary European challenges. -- cristina Blanco Sio-Lopez, European University Institute Journal of Common Market Studies An insightful exploration of key approaches to the notion and practice of citizenship ... one of the book's assets is its discerning capacity to address complex and essential questions for contemporary European challenges.

Table of Contents:
Introduction; 1. Theories of Citizenship; 2. Theories of Citizenship: Critical Perspectives; 3. Theories of Citizenship: Post-national Perspectives; 4. Citizenship in Contemporary Europe: Migration and Identity; 5. Citizenship in Contemporary Europe: Political Participation; 6. Citizenship in Contemporary Europe: the Welfare State; 7. Citizenship in Contemporary Europe: European Integration; 8. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Author Biography:
Michael Lister is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of International Relations, Politics and Sociology at Oxford Brookes University. Emily Pia is a Research Fellow in the Department of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Birmingham.