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Semi-citizenship in Democratic Politics
Elizabeth F. Cohen
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Description for Semi-citizenship in Democratic Politics
hardcover. This book introduces the concept of semi-citizenship into debates about people who hold some but not all elements of citizenship. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
In every democratic polity there exist individuals and groups who hold some but not all of the essential elements of citizenship. Scholars who study citizenship routinely grasp for shared concepts and language that identify forms of membership held by migrants, children, the disabled, and other groups of individuals who, for various reasons, are neither full citizens nor non-citizens. This book introduces the concept of semi-citizenship as a means to dramatically advance debates about individuals who hold some but not all elements of full democratic citizenship. By analytically classifying the rights of citizenship and their various combinations, scholars can typologize semi-citizens ... Read more
In every democratic polity there exist individuals and groups who hold some but not all of the essential elements of citizenship. Scholars who study citizenship routinely grasp for shared concepts and language that identify forms of membership held by migrants, children, the disabled, and other groups of individuals who, for various reasons, are neither full citizens nor non-citizens. This book introduces the concept of semi-citizenship as a means to dramatically advance debates about individuals who hold some but not all elements of full democratic citizenship. By analytically classifying the rights of citizenship and their various combinations, scholars can typologize semi-citizens ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521768993
SKU
V9780521768993
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About Elizabeth F. Cohen
Elizabeth Cohen is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. She holds a Ph.D. from Yale University. Her research interests focus on contemporary political theory, citizenship studies, and the politics of immigration. She has published articles in Citizenship Studies and in the Journal of Medicine and Philosophy. Her articles and ... Read more
Reviews for Semi-citizenship in Democratic Politics
'Tackling the complex realm of 'in between' status positions, Semi-Citizenship in Democratic Politics provides an original and compelling framework for understanding different types of partial citizenship. Cohen provides much-needed clarity to normative debates in political theory over inclusion and exclusion and her rigorous analysis is sure to be of great use to empirically-oriented social scientists.' Leonard Feldman, Hunter College, City ... Read more