Throughout Europe longstanding ideas of what it means to be a citizen are being challenged. The sense of belonging to a nation has never been more in flux. Simultaneously, nationalistic and racist movements are gaining ground and barriers are being erected against immigration. This volume examines how concepts of citizenship have evolved in different countries and varying contexts. It explores the interconnection between ideas of the nation, modes of citizenship and the treatment of migrants. Adopting a multi-disciplinary and international approach, this collection brings together experts from several fields including political studies, history, law and sociology. By juxtaposing four European countries - Britain, France, Germany and Italy - and setting current trends against a historical background, it highlights important differences and exposes similarities in the urgent questions surrounding citizenship and the treatment of minorities in Europe today.
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978-0-415-13100-1 (9780415131001)
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Part 1: The European Context. 2 The legal framework regulating citizenship of the EU - Elspeth Guild. 3 Changing citizenship in Europe: Remarks on postnational membership and the nation state - Yasemin Soysal. Part Two: Citizenship, Nationality and the Construction of Identity. 4 The changing character of citizenship and nationality in Britain - David Cesarani. 5 The revenge of civil society: state, nation and society in France - Max Silverman. 6 Germany for the Germans? Citizenship and nationality in a divided nation - Mary Fulbrook. 7 Italy - Enrico Pugliese. Part Three: The Politicization of "Difference". 8 The spice of life? Ethnic difference,politics and culture in modern Britain - Tony Kushner. 9 France - Patrick Weil. 10 Migration, refugees and ethnic plurality as issues of public and political debates in (West) Germany - Karen Schonwalder. 11 The northern league in Italy: Changing friends and foe, and its political opportunity structure - Carlo Ruzza and Oliver Schmidtke. 12 Conclusion - David Cesarani and Mary Fulbrook.
