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Edited by Marisol García Cabeza, formerly Department of Sociology, Honorary Distinction, University of Barcelona, Spain and Thomas Faist, Faculty of Sociology, Bielefeld University, Germany<i>‘Authoritarianism, extremism, illiberal democracy, radicalizations, war, violence, terrorism ... in a time when so many terrific dangers are more reality than threat or ominous challenge, we need more than ever solid knowledge on the values and principles that are their contrary. Citizenship is one of these key values and principles, connected with individual rights and duties, as well as with social and political ties. This is why this Encyclopedia is so useful, enabling us to measure how impressive a domain citizenship studies is within political, human and social science, with its history and different approaches and perspectives related to democracy and human rights. This comprehensive but precise book is a real treasure.’</i>
- Michel Wieviorka, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, France,
<i>‘This anthology of original contributions represents a watermark for citizenship studies – for the wideness of its geographical spread, its deep historicity, its grappling difference, and its sensitivity to the imminent dangers of populism and neoliberal decline.’</i>
- Jeffrey C. Alexander, Yale University, US,
The Encyclopedia explores the empirical realities of citizenship from a diverse array of perspectives, and covers comparative, regional and global perspectives in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Its broad coverage ranges from classical ideas of citizenship to the experience of citizenship in the Anthropocene, providing contextual insight into its expansion, erosion, and extension over the past 200 years.
With its succinct overviews of critical aspects of citizenship, the Encyclopedia of Citizenship Studies will prove an invaluable resource to postgraduate students and junior researchers of sociology, political science, political philosophy, migration, political geography and geopolitics, human rights, and population studies. Its in-depth discussion of the empirical realities of citizenship will also benefit policy makers and researchers in these areas.
Key Features:
- 78 thought-provoking entries structured into six thematic parts
- Discussion of key methodologies in, and novel approaches to, citizenship research
- Exploration of differentiated forms of modern citizenship, such as intimate, gendered and multicultural citizenship
- Examination of key issues such as statelessness, naturalization and transnational or diasporic forms of citizenship
- Consideration of territorial scales of citizenship, such as urban citizenship