Citizenship Rights (The International Library of Essays on Rights) - Hardcover

Štiks, Igor

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1409426300 ISBN 13: 9781409426301

Publisher: Routledge, 2013

Synopsis

In today’s world all claims tend to be founded on or justified by ’rights’, be they political, social, economic or private. The ubiquity of this discourse has led to a blurring of the definition of what exactly constitutes rights, not to mention a blurring of the boundaries between different bundles of rights, their sources and the various institutional practices through which they are ’enjoyed’ or asserted. Particular attention needs to be paid to the category of ’citizenship rights’. Exactly how are they distinguished from human rights? This volume presents some of the most important reflections and studies on citizenship rights, both past and present. The contributions provide both thorough description and incisive analysis and place the question of citizenship rights into a wider historical, social and political perspective. As such, it offers a timely introduction to the current debates surrounding the rights and duties of both citizens and non-citizens alike, with a focus on the many ways in which citizenship is contested in the contemporary world. The volume is invaluable to scholars and students of citizenship studies, political and critical theory, human rights, sociology, urban development and law.

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About the Author

Jo Shaw holds the Salvesen Chair of European Institutions and is Dean of Research and Deputy Head of the College of Humanities and Social Science, University of Edinburgh, UK. Igor Å tiks is a Senior Research Fellow in the School of Law, University of Edinburgh, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1409426300
• ISBN 13: 9781409426301
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 514
• Editor: Shaw Jo