Citizenship - Political Sociology

One in seven people worldwide is moving, both voluntarily and involuntarily, both within countries and between them. Greater numbers belong to several communities at once, yet the social contract between state and citizen is still nationally bounded. From where will the cultural building blocks come..

One in seven people worldwide is moving, both voluntarily and involuntarily, both within countries and between them. Greater numbers belong to several communities at once, yet the social contract between state and citizen is still nationally bounded. From where will the cultural building blocks come..

This book is the first monograph to systematically explore the relationship between citizenship and collective identity in the European Union, integrating two fields of research – citizenship and collective identity...

This book is the first monograph to systematically explore the relationship between citizenship and collective identity in the European Union, integrating two fields of research – citizenship and collective identity...

Recent mass rural-urban migration in China has created a new urban underclass. However, youth identities in newly industrialized countries are largely neglected, and their inclusion in urban public schools remains a surprisingly slow process.This volume examines the consequences of urban schooling a..

Recent mass rural-urban migration in China has created a new urban underclass. However, youth identities in newly industrialized countries are largely neglected, and their inclusion in urban public schools remains a surprisingly slow process.This volume examines the consequences of urban schooling a..

This book looks at the nature and extent of civic engagement, in terms of the use made of the National Health Service, state education, social security, and the workplace; and the identification of impediments to its full realisation. It was originally published as a special issue of Contemporary So..

Community as the Material Basis of Citizenship addresses community as the site of participation, production, and rights of citizens and brings to bear a profound critique of a collective process that has historically excluded working class communities and communities of color from any real governanc..

By repositioning democratic education not as something that can be achieved by following a certain, proven process, but as an inherently paradoxical enterprise in its dealings with the tension between schooling as the intentional production of citizens and the uncertainties of democracy, an alternat..

By repositioning democratic education not as something that can be achieved by following a certain, proven process, but as an inherently paradoxical enterprise in its dealings with the tension between schooling as the intentional production of citizens and the uncertainties of democracy, an alternat..

The attempt to formalise National Education in Hong Kong public schools in 2012 has raised much furor and continued debate. Aiming at cultivating a Chinese national identity among Hong Kong students, National Education continues to be a controversial subject. This book sheds light on the perceptions..

The past decade has seen an explosion of interest in civics and citizenship education. This volume promotes a wider and more grounded understanding of the ways in which citizenship education is enacted across different nation states in order to develop education for active and participatory citizenr..