Description
Citizenship has become one of the most important political ideas of our time. It is an idea that at once recognises the individual's entitlement to rights and the collective responsibilities on which stable governance rests. In this clear and comprehensive overview of the subject Keith Faulks explores citizenship's historical and conceptual origins, its contemporary dilemmas and its emancipatory potential for the future. Among the questions the author addresses are: -- Can citizenship exist without the nation-state? -- What should the balance be between our rights and responsibilities? -- Should we enjoy group as well as individual rights? -- Is citizenship relevant to our private as well as our public lives? -- Have processes of globalisation rendered citizenship redundant?
