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Book SynopsisTrade Review[E]xciting [and] intellectually innovative. * Rhoda Howard-Hassmann, Journal of Human Rights *
Kingston makes a valuable and important contribution to the emerging field of statelessness studies. It will not only be interesting for academics in the fields of law, political theory, international relations, sociology, anthropology, or history, but also for practitioners * activists, journalists, lawyers, or migration authoritiesand, maybe most importantly, for individuals claiming full and functioning citizenship.Barbara von Rütte, Statelessness & Citizenship Review *
Lindsey Kingston's Fully Human is remarkable both for its breadth of content and its depth of research. Fully Human gives us good reasons to consider the idea of functioning citizenship. What stands out in Fully Human is the blending of empirical evidence and academic theory to produce a motivation for humanitarian action - without didactic moralizing. For those who are interested in human and political rights practices, Fully Human is the right place to start. * Times Higher Education *
This thoughtful and wide-ranging book is an important addition to the literature on citizenship, statelessness, and belonging. It is also a valuable intervention into the increasingly fraught contestation over what states owe to 'outsiders.' Kingston's book and her development of the notion of 'functioning citizenship' deserve attention from anyone eager to better understand one of the most egregious human rights challenges of our fraught times. * Jacqueline Bhabha, Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights, Harvard University *
While there is much written about the distinction between economic and forced migrants, the idea of 'functioning citizenship' is new. Kingston considers several groups which, for reasons of displacement, lack of integration, societal and historic racism and discrimination, cannot call upon the state for protection. In so doing, she draws together several categories of person that are often treated separately in international law and in the context of humanitarian protection. Kingston covers a staggering amount of intellectual territory and beautifully pulls together classical works on forced migration, indigenous rights, and liminality with emerging research on statelessness. This book represents an ambitious and original project and will be of great interest to students and scholars of migration, citizenship, and contemporary politics. * Brad K. Blitz, Professor of International Politics, Middlesex University *
Fully Human will be a key reference for anyone interested in the politics of citizenship or human rights. Kingston's conceptions of right to place and purpose, and her argument about hierarchies, provide a substantial and insightful contribution to the theorisation of personhood. This accessible, compelling, and timely book will no doubt make an important contribution to vitally important discussions around humanity and personhood. * Kelly Staples, author of Retheorising Statelessness: Towards a Background Theory of Membership *
Table of ContentsPreface Part 1: Constructing Political Membership and Worthiness Introduction Chapter 1: The Changing Value and Meaning of Citizenship Part 2: Newcomers and Noncitizens Chapter 2: Statelessness and Elusive Political Membership Chapter 3: Forced Displacement and Broken Ties Chapter 4: Irregular Human Movement and the Creation of Liminal Spaces Part 3: Marginalized Nations and Minorities Chapter 5: Nomadic Peoples and Alternate Conceptions of Space Chapter 6: Indigenous Nations and Tribal Sovereignty Chapter 7: Second-Class Citizens in the "Land of the Free" Part 4: Creating Inclusive Forms of Membership Chapter 8: Conveying the Problem(s) and Representing Personhood Chapter 9: Actualizing the Ideal of Functioning Citizenship
