Citizenship acquisition and national belonging: migration, membership and the liberal democratic state
Calder, Gideon
What does it take to become a citizen of a particular nation? Is it justifiedto restrict membership of a society, and if so, on what grounds? This book explores a series of pressing, controversial issues surrounding the acquisition of citizenship, in theory and practice. INDICE: Introduction; P.Cole - On Membership and Free Movement; T.Torresi - The American Fence: Liberal Political Theory and the Immorality of Membership; P.Cole - Resident Aliens, Non-resident Citizens and Voting Rights: Towards a Pluralist Theory of Transnational Political Equality and Modes of Political Belonging; D.Owen - Becoming Citizens: Naturalization in the Liberal State; J.Hampshire - Republican Requirements for Access to Citizenship; I.Honohan - Linguistic Competence and Citizenship Acquisition; A.Shorten - What is 'Britishness', and is it Important?; R.Sales - Introducing the Majority to Ethnicity: DoThey Like What They See?; S.Fenton ; R.Mann - Conclusion: Practice and Policy; G.Calder ; J.Seglow
- ISBN: 978-0-230-20319-8
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 200
- Fecha Publicación: 12/11/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés