Citizenship.

202 Pages·2013·2.826 MB·English

by  Faulks, Keith

CITIZENSHIP
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 eman-
cipatory 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
responsibili ties?
• 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?
Keith Faulks is Subject Leader in Politics at the University of
Central Lancashire.
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CITIZENSHIP
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Faulks, Keith.
Citizenship / Keith Faulks.
p. cm. - (Key ideas)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Citizenship. I. Title. II. Series.
JF 801 . F38 2000
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For my parents
Robin and Patricia Faulks
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CONTENTS
PREFACE ix
1 The idea of citizenship 1
A conceptual overview 3
A historical overview 14
Citizenship and modernity 21
2 Citizenship and the nation-state 29
The French Revolution, modernity and citizenship 30
The problem of the nation-state 35
Contemporary dilemmas of state membership 45
3 Rights and responsibilities 55
The limits of liberal rights 56
Arguments for citizenship responsibilities 69
Beyond false dichotomies: the need for holistic
citizenship 73
4 Pluralism and difference 83
Arguments for group rights 84
Against a politics of difference 90
Citizenship, equality and difference 98
VIII CONTENTS
S Enhancing citizenship 106
Citizenship and political community 107
Rethinking social rights 116
Intimate citizenship 124
6 Citizenship in a global age 132
Globalisation and citizenship 134
Human rights and citizenship 139
Citizenship. and governance beyond the state 145
7 Conclusion 162
The development of citizenship: a summary 162
A postmodern citizenship? 165
The future of citizenship 168
BIBLIOGRAPHY 172
INDEX 181
PREFACE
On the day that I started writing this book, the British govern-
ment announced that it was introducing compulsory citizenship
education into schools. Listening to a television debate on the
merits and pitfalls of this policy that evening, I felt somewhat
encouraged in the task that lay ahead. Citizenship has become a
buzzword, but like so many ideas that share that dubious honour,
it is often misunderstood. Despite the fact that the panellists
included prominent politicians, I was struck by how confused
their understanding of citizenship was. It seems, then, a good
time to write a book on the subject - as well as to start teaching
it to our children!
In this work, I present a theoretical overview of some current
debates and controversies surrounding the concept of citizenship.
In keeping with the spirit of the Key Ideas series, however, I try
to avoid drowning the reader in a 'sea of summaries'. The relevant
literature is now vast; partly a legacy of citizenship's buzzword
status, and partly reflecting citizenship's importance as an idea
that has relevance to today's social and political problems. It