Citizenship

THE INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ETHICS, pp. 764-773, H. LaFollette, ed., Oxford: Blackwell, 2013

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 Last revised: 11 Apr 2013

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Thom Brooks

Durham University - Law School

Date Written: November 26, 2011

Abstract

A citizen is a member of a political community, who normally enjoys the rights and often assumes the duties of citizenship. The problem is identifying what, if anything, is required to be a citizen. This entry will explain the ways in which citizenship has been understood and the normative questions arising from considering the moral and political relevance of different features for membership. There will also be attention given to leading debates on citizenship including whether the idea of citizenship has much currency.

Keywords: citizenship, democracy, immigration, global justice, justice, citizenship tests, nationalism, nationality

JEL Classification: I28, J18, K00, K10, K49

Suggested Citation

Brooks, Thom, Citizenship (November 26, 2011). THE INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ETHICS, pp. 764-773, H. LaFollette, ed., Oxford: Blackwell, 2013, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1964942

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