A contradictory creation indeed, the European Union has most of the institutions of a modern democracy, yet it does not function as one. Moreover, its growing scope of activity and supranational decision making processes are undermining the legitimacy of democracy in its member …
"A new American creed has reconstructed the social contract. Generations from 1890 to 1940 took for granted that citizenship entailed voting, volunteering, religiosity, and civic consciousness. Conspicuously, the WWII generation introduced collectivist notions of civic obligatio…
"The 1947 Partition had a major impact on issues of citizenship and rights in India and Pakistan in the decades that followed"--.
This work of historical sociology revisits and analyses the earlier part of the Third Republic (1870-1914), when France granted citizenship rights to Indians in Pondicherry. It explores the nature of this colonial citizenship and enables comparisons with British India, especiall…
"Earned Citizenship is a normative intervention in migration and citizenship studies that advances the proposition that unauthorized immigrant residents should be able to earn legalization and a pathway to citizenship through restorative service to citizens as caregivers, in com…
There are many actions that we attribute, at least colloquially, to states. Given their size and influence, states are able to inflict harm far beyond the reach of a single individual. But there is a great deal of unclarity about exactly who is implicated in that kind of harm, a…
There are many actions that we attribute, at least colloquially, to states. Given their size and influence, states are able to inflict harm far beyond the reach of a single individual. But there is a great deal of unclarity about exactly who is implicated in that kind of harm, a…
When political scientists began to systematically examine whether the state ballot initiative process had spillover consequences, they found the initiative process had a positive impact on civic engagement. Recent scholarship casts doubt on these conclusions, determining the bal…
This book explores the evolution of Palestinian identity from one that struggled for independence and self-determination up to 1948, to one that now presses the call for civil rights and civic equality. What where the forces that shaped this transformation over six decades? Auth…
Democracy is struggling in America. Citizens increasingly feel cynical about an intractable political system, while hyper-partisanship has dramatically shrank common ground and intensified the extremes. Out of this deepening sense of political despair, philosopher of education S…
The book brings together a strong field of anthropologists offering in-depth ethnographic studies of urban settings in the mediterranean region, ranging from Portugal, to Albania and to Israel. Their aim is to initiate a comparative discussion of the relationship between establi…
The book brings together a strong field of anthropologists offering in-depth ethnographic studies of urban settings in the mediterranean region, ranging from Portugal, to Albania and to Israel. Their aim is to initiate a comparative discussion of the relationship between establi…
