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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782244603321

Autore

Lister Michael <1976->

Titolo

Citizenship in contemporary Europe [[electronic resource] /] / Michael Lister and Emily Pia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2008

ISBN

0-7486-7197-8

1-281-78587-3

9786611785871

0-7486-3343-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PiaEmily

Disciplina

323.6094

Soggetti

Citizenship - Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Theories of citizenship -- Theories of citizenship: feminism and multiculturalism -- Postnational citizenship -- Political participation -- The welfare state -- Migration in Europe -- European citizenship and European identity -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

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 t