Balancing the rights and duties of European and national citizens: a demoicratic approach. Issue 10 (3rd October 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bellamy, Richard; Lacey, Joseph
• Is Part Of: Journal of European public policy. Volume 25:Issue 10(2018)
• Page Start: 1403
• Page End: 1421
• Publication Date: 2018-10-03
• Subjects: Demoicracy -- EU citizenship -- political rights -- stakeholder citizenship -- universal basic income -- welfare rights; European Union countries -- Politics and government -- Periodicals; Political planning -- European Union countries -- Periodicals; Politique publique -- Pays de l'Union européenne -- Périodiques; Pays de l'Union européenne -- Politique et gouvernement -- Périodiques; 361.61094
• DOI: 10.1080/13501763.2018.1488885
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1350-1763

Abstract

ABSTRACT: How should we conceive of the relationship between European citizenship and national citizenship from a normative perspective? While the Treaties assert the supplementary nature of European citizenship vis-à-vis national citizenship, advocates of trans- and supra-national citizenship perspectives have agreed with the European Court of Justice that Union citizenship will ultimately supplant or subsume national citizenship. By contrast, we draw upon demoicratic and stakeholder citizenship theories to defend the primacy of national over European citizenship. Taking the cases of political and welfare rights, we argue that member states may have special duties to second-country nationals stemming from a European social contract, but that these duties must be balanced against the rights and duties of national citizens stemming from the national social contract.