Citizenship beyond the state. (2004)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John Hoffman.
• Other Names: Hoffman, John, 1944-
• Contents: Introduction. Citizenship and the State ; Coercion and Force: State and Government ; A Relational Approach ; Momentum Concepts -- pt. I. Definitions and debates. 1. The State. The Statist Tradition in Citizenship Concepts ; Can the State be Defined? ; In Defence of Max Weber ; The Centrality of Force ; Force, Coercion and Constraint: Why These Distinctions Matter ; State and Government ; Force as a Self-Dissolving Reality ; A Relational Versus an Atomistic View of Citizenship ; Summary ; 2. Democracy. Democracy, the State and Liberalism ; Exclusivity and the Problem of Majority Rule ; The Statist Problems of David Held ; Beck's Democratic Reflexive Modernization ; Giddens: Democracy and the 'Third Way' ; Summary -- pt. II: Barriers to democratic citizenship. 3. State and Nationalism. State and Nation: The Problem of Exclusivity ; Homogeneity and Nationalism ; Nationalism Versus Nationality ; The Marxist Contribution ; Democracy and National Identity ; Summary ; 4. Gender and Violence. The State, as a Barrier to Citizenship ; The Public/Private Divide and the Marginalization of Women ; Citizenship and the Problem of Force ; Gender, Coercion and Force ; Realism, Women and Global Citizenship ; Coercion, Constraint and Caring ; Feminism and Liberalism ; Summary ; 5. Capitalism, Class and Social Rights. The Element of Positivity in Marx's Critique ; The Dialectic of Abstraction and Concentration in Marx's Theory ; Citizenship and Social Rights ; Restoring the Standards of Commodity Production ; Citizenship and the 'Welfare State' ; The Transformation of Capitalism ; Summary ; 6. Participation. Citizenship without Participation ; The Radical Critique ; Increasing Participation ; Communitarianism and Participation ; The Problem with Republicanism ; Summary ; 7. Globalization. What is it? ; Globalization and the 'Free Market' ; Stiglitz and the Case Against the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ; The Challenge of Global Government ; The UN and the EU ; Global Government as a Multiple Citizenship ; Summary -- pt. III. The future of democratic citizenship. 8. Citizenship, Democracy and Emancipation. The Problem of Emancipation ; Postmodernism and Momentum Concepts ; Emancipation and Rights ; Democracy and Emancipation ; Citizenship as a Momentum Concept ; The Question of Exclusivity ; Emancipation and Representation ; Summary ; 9. The Problem of Agency and Realization. Theory and Practice: Why the Gulf? ; Agents of Transformation: Marxism and Anarchism ; New Social Movements: A Vehicle for Developing Citizenship? ; An Evaluation of the Crick Report ; Agency and the Struggle for Citizenship ; Summary -- Conclusion. Nationalism, Democracy and Gender ; Capitalism, Participation and Globalization ; Emancipation and the 'Realization' of an Inclusive Citizenship -- Glossary.
• Publisher Details: London : SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication Date: 2004
• Extent: 1 online resource (200 pages)
• Subjects: 323.63; Citizenship; State, The; World citizenship; Burgerschap; Staat (politicologie); Citizenship; State, The; World citizenship; Burgerschap; Staat (politicologie); Bürger; Demokratie; Staat; Bürger; Staat
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781412932448; 1412932440
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.