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Citizenship and National Identity
Citizenship and National Identity
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In the essays collected in this book, David Miller shows that such an ideal is not only desirable, but feasible. He explains how active citizenship on the republican model differs from liberal citizenship, and why it serves disadvantaged groups better than currently fashionable forms of identity politics. By deliberating freely with one another, citizens can reach decisions on matters of public policy that are both rational and fair. He couples this with a robust defence of the principle of nationality, arguing that a shared national identity is necessary to motivate citizens to work together in the name of justice. Attempts to create transnational forms of citizenship, in Europe and elsewhere, are therefore misguided. He shows that the principle of nationality can accommodate the demands of minority nations, and does not lead to a secessionist free-for-all. And finally he demonstrates that national self-determination need not be achieved at the expense of global justice.
This is a powerful statement from a leading political theorist that not only extends our understanding of citizenship, nationality and deliberative democracy, but engages with current political debates about identity politics, minority nationalisms and European integration.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
224
Release Date:
2000-06-12
Publication Date:
2000-07-26
Publisher:
Polity Press
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0745623948
ISBN13:
9780745623948
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
342 g
Height:
154 cm
Width:
230 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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