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Book SynopsisCitizenship is one of the most important legacies of human development. It raises the human status from a biological condition into a cultural, moral, political and rationalistic one. It is a constantly evolving process, which at each new turn, adds complexity to human existence. After the breakthroughs of the eighteenth century, with the first steps in recognition of civil and political rights, and of the twentieth century with the advancement of social rights and the emergence of cultural and environmental rights, one could conclude that the twenty-first century would see an enlargement of citizenship ideas and ideals. Has this indeed happened? Where are we now when it comes to identifying ourselves as citizens? Varying across several disciplines, this volume addresses the complexities of citizenship and our attempts to make sense of them.
Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors Being a Citizen Tamara Nair and Maria Inés Amaro part 1 Citizenship as a Global Asset The Unconscious Bias in Silences of Global Citizenship S. Ram Vemuri part 2 Citizenship and the State Minimum Income Standard as a Social Citizenship Benchmark The Case of Portugal Maria Inês Amaro and Francisco Branco Citizenship as an Egg? Y.Y. Brandon Chen I Am The Three Percent Amanda Bigler part 3 Citizenship in Education Representations of Young Citizens in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Schooling Curriculum Philippa Hunter Students’ Understandings of Citizenship and Citizenship Education in Secondary Schools in Chile Paula Leal Why “Where Are You From?” Should Never Be Asked of a Third Culture Kid Judith Zangerle part 4 Governing Citizenship Decentralisation and the Identity of the Citizen Deepening Democracy or Driving Disadvantage? Tamara Nair Inventing Citizenship Lana Zdravković Index
