Description
PEARSON INDIA Citizenship In A Globalizing World 1St Edition by Ashok Acharya
In recent times, the notion of citizenship has becomeincreasingly prominent as the traditional boundaries of thenation-state face challenges from globalization, multiculturalism, and economic restructuring. In this context, Citizenship in a Globalizing World is a welcome addition inthe field of political science as it takes a detailed look at thetopic of citizenship, from the origins of both citizenship and thestate, to various theories of citizenship and what it means in themodern context, when it has to coexist with forces of globalizationand the rise of new social groups.
LIST OF FIGURES
FOREWORD
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INTRODUCTION: A QUESTION OF ACCOUNTABILITY Part I-ANGST
The Origin of Angst
The Deficit
Part II-AWARENESS
Unveiling the Shroud
Three-Dimensional Accountability
Legislative Accountability
ExecutiveAccountability
Judicial Accountability
Part III ? ACTION
The Six Initiatives
The Five-Fold Path
EPILOGUE
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
Detailed explanations of every form of citizenship, from the ancient Greek to modern Western conceptions
Individual chapters on what citizenship means to different groups of people, like women, minorities and refugees, explained with examples taken from everyday life
A useful glossary that provides definitions of every term and concept used
A series of questions and list of suggested readings at the end of every chapter, which will benefit both students and teachers
Preface
Historical Development of Citizenship
Sanjeev Kumar
Classical Conception of Citizenship
Ashok Acharya
Citizenship and National Identity
Suparna Priyadarshini
Liberal Conception of Citizenship
Kumar Rahul
Multicultural Conception of Citizenship
Gyanaranjan Swain
Republican Conception of Citizenship
Swaha Das and Hari Nair
Feminist Conception
Bijayalaxmi Nanda and Heena
Citizenship and Diversity
Chetna Sharma
Citizenship in Theory and Practice in a Globalizing World
Ambuja Kumar Tripathy
Citizenship and Global Justice
Chandrachur Singh
Cosmopolitan Citizenship
Rajesh Kumar
Glossary
About the Editor and the Contributors
Index
Ashok Acharya is Associate Professor, Department ofPolitical Science, University of Delhi. He is also a Fellow andJoint Director of the Developing Countries Research Centre, University of Delhi.