Citizenship

Jack BARBALET*

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    Abstract

    Citizenship refers to membership in a political community organized as a territorial or national state. The nature and content of citizenship varies with the form of state. Citizenship in the classic Greek polis provided membership to a political elite which controlled the state; modern liberal democratic citizenship provides opportunity to vote in a political cycle dominated by parties which attempt to manipulate and deceive the electorate. The subjective significance of citizenship lies in the benefits it provides: internally, for conditions and opportunities provided by the state's legal and distributive institutions; externally, in unconstrained and secure foreign travel and transit. After considering national citizenship, its global aspects will be examined.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationThe Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology
    EditorsGeorge Ritzer
    PublisherWiley-Blackwell
    Number of pages4
    ISBN (Electronic)9781405165518
    ISBN (Print)9781405124331
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 26 Oct 2015

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