01994nam a2200181Ia 4500999001500000020001800015082001800033100001800051245007100069260003000140300001600170504004500186520140700231650001601638650002301654942001201677952012301689  c9381d9381  a9781482223248  aRR323.6 KAL-C  aKalu, Kalu N. 0aCitizenshipb: Identity, Institutions and the Postmodern Challenge  aNew YorkbRoutledgec2017  axiii, 148p.  aincludes credits, bibliography and index  aIn stark contrast to previous scholarship about citizenship as a construct, this groundbreaking book covers the full spectrum of literature on citizenship theory, including the state and structure of identity, the individual and the public, and the enduring issues of civic engagement and collective discourse. It examines some of the complex challenges faced by citizens and policymakers and explores the existing procedural and institutional mechanisms that undermine democratic political accountability as well as its legitimation. Drawing from classical conceptions of citizenship in the early Greco-Roman eras to the more contemporary critical social theory and postmodernist contentions, the work casts a wide net that covers complex issues including rights and obligation, the doctrine of state sovereignty and authority, equality, the principle of majority rule, citizen participation in governance, public versus self-interest, ideas of justice, immigration and cultural identity, global citizenship, and the evolution of hybrid communities that challenge traditional notions of state-citizenship identity. With meticulous detail and powerful analysis, author Kalu N. Kalu unceasingly places citizenship as the central thesis of this project, illuminating its intellectual richness on the one hand, and demonstrating the ongoing challenges in both conceptualization and practice, on the other.  aCitizenship  aTraditonal Nations  cBK2ddc  00104070aNASSDOCbNASSDOCd2018-03-26eOPi2018-02-28l0oRR323.6 KAL-Cp49913r2019-04-18 00:00:00w2019-04-18yRB