Civics and citizenship Books

Based on an ethnographic study of mobilisations of the Comorian diaspora in Marseille during political and cultural events, the book examines communitarisation in relation to three thematic areas, namely spaces, cultural markets and local politics...

Boat arrivals have defined and divided 21st-century Australia. This book examines the 'Stop the Boats' era from between the 2013 and 2022 federal elections. During this time the dominant political view has been that to accept a single boat, family or...

This book discusses the ways civil society initiatives open communities to newcomers and why, how,and under what circumstances some are more welcoming than others,exploring importance of transgressive cosmopolitanism as a basis for creating more...

The day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks destroyed New York's World Trade Center, civic leaders began to organize four coalitions that aimed to give ordinary citizens a chance to meet, to heal, and to be heard in rebuilding decisions. This book tells the...

What role do civic associations play in generating free and fair elections? For over two decades, civic and social movement organizations throughout the Americas have mobilized thousands of individuals to act as civic watchdogs over the actions of state...

Social conflict involving migrants, which includes terrorism, migrant trafficking and kidnappings, and riots and the occupation of public places, is a direct result of the systematic refusal of receiving countries to recognize that migrants have...

People around the globe have found comfort and strength in mobilizing around culture and ethnic identities more than they have successfully organized around class. This book provides an ethnographic account of the politicization of ethnicity in small...

A collection of state of the art reflections by fourteen leading experts in the field of multinational federalism. Seymour and Gagnon have gathered contributions from philosophers, political scientists and jurists dealing with the accommodation of...

Around the world, there is a heightened interest in citizenship policy in the policy domains of education, naturalization and integration. We are witnessing widespread contestations over conceptions of citizenship - whether it be, for example, the...

This book is a pioneering study of trust dynamics in children's lives that develops a new theoretical angle for studying children's participation and citizenship. Trust and mistrust are concepts that often figure in sociological research on childhood but...

This book offers a critical analysis of the theories underpinning the current approaches and practices of social cohesion. The contributions examine the ethics and policy making of social cohesion, critiquing the nationalistic and economic driven...

Across the world, there has been a polite uprising to the perceived meaninglessness and stress of our accelerated and consumer driven lifestyles. Described simply as the slow phenomenon, this new brand of living entails not simply slowing down, but an...

While overseas Americans are often seen as short-term corporate transferees or backpackers, there are many other Americans - estimates range from 2 to 7 million - living overseas. Migrants or Expatriates? Americans in Europe examines the migration,...

This book examines the ambiguous role played by civil society in state-building, democratisation and post-conflict reconstruction in the Western Balkans. In doing so, it challenges the received wisdom that civil society is always a force for good. Civil...

The Arab Spring put non-governmental public action centre-stage in the drive for greater social justice. Governments, politicians and international institutions increasingly court non-governmental public actors, engaging them in policy dialogue, inviting...

Civilian control of the military is intricately linked to democratic rule. The authors analyse civil-military relations in new democracies of East, Southeast and South Asian nations, beginning by proposing a new conceptual and theoretical framework to...

Masterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich Didaktik - Politik, politische Bildung, Note: 1,3, Universität Koblenz-Landau, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Für mehrere Tage verwandelt sich die Schule in einen eigenständigen Staat mit all seinen Funktionen...

Provocation is a peculiar, manipulating form of political influence. It involves artificial triggering of events, attitudes and human behaviours and one-sided determination of disputable issues requiring agreement. The author presents real-world examples...

The volume focuses on the Pan-Orthodox Council of 2016 and highlights key issues for the Orthodox world. These include conciliarism, ecclesiastical geopolitics, local and universal Orthodoxy, relations to modernity, secularity, nationalism, and...

Darf der Staat den Menschen vor sich selber schützen? Der Schlüssel für das Verständnis von paternalistischen Vorschriften in einer freiheitlichen Rechtsordnung ist die personale Autonomie. Autonomie kann sich selbst aufheben. Der Mensch kann die...

No Text This standard text has stood the test of time, and is still in demand, 15 years after its first publication. It shows what works to help people identify what is wrong in their lives and how they can bring about change. Social and community...

A straightforward discussion of the issues surrounding immigration U.S. immigration has been the subject of furious debates for decades. On one side, politicians and the media talk about aliens and criminals, with calls to “deport them all...

This series of scholarly essays explores the unpleasant realities of modern politics-and American politics in particular-by examining how self-interest, war, violence, deception, and institutional failure continue to characterize the political landscape.

A powerful and timely book that examines the role of the individual in democracy and speaks to the challenges facing society today. With insightful analysis and firsthand accounts, Pepper offers a unique perspective on the power of the citizen and how...

Jean-Joseph Mounier propose ici une réflexion sur l'organisation politique de la France au XVIIIe siècle, en s'inspirant des principes de la philosophie des Lumières. Ce livre offre une analyse approfondie des différents régimes politiques et propose des...

Frustrated by so many friends and relatives who repeat the old saw, "What can one person do about it?" the author believes the time is right for a call to action about many obvious problems of society. In the tradition exemplified by Thomas Paine he has...

Making Citizenship Work seeks to address questions of how a community reaches a place where it can actually make citizenship work.  A second question addressed is "What does citizenship represent to different communities?"Across thirteen chapters a...

'To keep at it with our dissent and our protest is a sign that our humanity is alive' - Swara BhaskerFrom the Anna Andolan in 2011 to the anti-CAA-NRC movement in 2019, a fierce spirit of liberty has gripped the nation over the last decade. Across the...

The book studies representations of the Other, their construction, Europeanization and use in Poland and Sweden in various heritage related contexts. The book accentuates the social inclusion, marginalization or - increasingly common in Scandinavian and...

This book addresses new challenges of development in the 21st century. Issues connected with globalization, political challenges, entrepreneurship, institutional design, clean energy, health service, gender in developing regions are analyzed. All those...

The book compares essential factors for democratization in Romania. It focuses on citizens' democratic resources and on political elites' behavior. It highlights the role played by ordinary citizens in the contention of populist elites and their...

The main theme of this book revolves around the idea of Europeanization of the Western Balkans. In that respect, the volume discusses the fight against corruption and regional relations in former Yugoslav states, such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo,...

The fourth Central and Eastern European Forum for Legal, Political, and Social Theory Yearbook reassesses central concepts of modern constitutionalism between the poles of law and politics: separation of powers, constitutional review, and constitutional...

In the Baltic States, referendums are being activated either automatically, by public authorities or by the citizens. In each republic, however, there are several citizen-unfriendly legal obstacles that do not only restrict the use of these democratic...

This study addresses the contemporary conflict of national identity in Sudan between the adherents of Islamic nationalism and those of customary secularism. Diverse theoretical models for the formation of a nation-state are considered, where diversity is...

Community-based organisations (CBOs) play an increasingly relevant role in Africa. They provide services at the level of the local community and civil-society and implement important development interventions in a variety of fields such as heath,...

"Machiavellianism" is a widely used negative term to characterize unscrupulous politicians of the sort Machiavelli described most famously in The Prince.The Catholic Church banned The Prince. Humanists also viewed the book negatively. As a treatise, its...

Explores how improv-based teaching and training methods can bridge differences and promote the communication, leadership, and civil skills our world urgently needs.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

Dieses Buch von Julius Neumann gibt Einblick in die Komplexität der nationalen Identitäten und die homogenisierende Natur einer Nation. Es ist eine lesenswerte Arbeit, für alle, die sich für die Entwicklung der nationalen Identität interessieren.This...

A thought-provoking exploration of the concept of patriotism in a globalizing world. This essay challenges traditional notions of national identity and encourages readers to expand their loyalties beyond borders and ethnicity. It also provides a...

Peter Cooper, a successful businessman and philanthropist, shares his thoughts on the importance of good government in this compelling appeal. At 91 years old, Cooper speaks from a lifetime of experience and wisdom. He calls upon legislators, editors,...

Shadow Lives reveals the unseen side of the '9/11 wars': their impact on the wives and families of men incarcerated in Guantanamo, or in prison or under house arrest in Britain and the US. Victoria Brittain shows how these families have been made...

Nancy Miller Saunders once lived in sheltered academe. But that all changed when she joined a group of filmmakers to document demonstrations by Vietnam Veterans Against the War.Soon, she found herself being hounded just as much as the veterans themselves...