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A Theory Of Citizenship: Organizing Plurality In Contemporary Democracies
Contributor(s): Van Gunsteren, Herman R. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0813368634     ISBN-13: 9780813368634
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE: $55.60  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 1998
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Annotation: Examines the conditions that stimulate citizenship.
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Civil Rights
- Political Science | American Government - National
- Political Science | History & Theory - General
Dewey: 323.609
LCCN: 98009738
Lexile Measure: 1230(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.42" H x 5.97" W x 8.97" L (0.52 lbs) 179 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index
 
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Does vital citizenship require moral consensus? Or is it the ability to organize their differences that allows people to live together as citizens in a republic? Whereas liberal, republican, and communitarian theories of citizenship analyzed the conditions of citizenship, the central message of this book is that the practical exercise of citizenship, under conditions that are far from ideal, is the main source of its vitality. Instead of arguing for more participation, it focuses on the citizenship of those who, for whatever reason, are already active in the public sphere. Herman van Gunsteren develops a theory of citizenship well suited to the era of political reform that was inaugurated by the revolutions of 1989.
 
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