This book presents a clear and comprehensive overview of citizenship which hasbecome one of the most important political ideas of our time. The author anexperie... » 

This book presents a clear and comprehensive overview of citizenship which hasbecome one of the most important political ideas of our time. The author anexperienced textbook writer and teacher uses a postmodern theory ofcitizenship to ask topical questions as Can citizenship exist without the nationstate? What should the balance be between our rights and responsibilities? Should we enjoy group as well as individual rights? Is citizenship relevant to our private as well as our public lives? Have processes of globalisation rendered citizenship redundant? «