
Democracy and the Nation State
Tomas Hammar(Author)
Avebury (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 18. October 1994
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-0-566-07100-3 (ISBN)
Description
First Published in 2016. In this book starts with the discussion located at the crossroads between two basic political principles. The first one is the democratic idea of representative government, based on elections by general suffrage. The second is the nation-state principle which says that the world is divided into sovereign states and that only those who are citizens can claim a right to take part in political life, in other words that foreign citizens are not allowed to participate in political elections. Democracy is honoured almost everywhere, at least as a principle, but the modern system of states presupposes that as a general rule only those who are citizens are entitled to vote, to stand for election, to join parties, and to participate in political debate and give voice to their political demands and interests. Both these basic political principles are young, and their pre sent confrontation is therefore also new to us.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
600 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-566-07100-3 (9780566071003)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions



Tomas Hammar
Democracy and the Nation State
Book
08/2016
1st Edition
Routledge
€70.50
Shipment within 10-20 days
Person
TOMAS HAMMAR Director of the Centre for Research in International Migration and Ethnic Relations Stockholm University
Content
Introduction: Democracy versus the Nation State PART 1 International Migration and Nationalism 2 Membership of State and Nation 3 The Emergence of a Modern Citizenship 4 Nationalism and the Industrial Revolution PART 2 National Identity and Dual Citizenship 5 Citizenship in Europe Today 6 Propensity to Apply for Naturalisation 7 Dual Citizenship PART 3 Political Rights and Political Participation 8 Political Rights for Denzin's 1945-1987 9 Political Interest and Participation 10 Voting Rights for Denizens PART 4 Concluding and Normative Discussion 11 Two Models Based on Domicile 12 Denizens and Political Rights