Citizenship and the Legitimacy of Governance - Anthropology in the Mediterranean Region (Hardcover, New Ed)

Against the background of unease at the increasingly loose and conflictual relationship between citizenship and governance, this book brings together rich, ethnographic studies from EU member states and post-Communist and Middle-Eastern countries in the Mediterranean Region to illustrate the crisis of legitimacy inherent in the weakening link between political responsibility and trust in the exercise of power. With close attention to the impact of the ambiguities and distortions of governance at the local level and their broader implications at the international level, where a state's legitimacy depends on its democratic credentials, Citizenship and the Legitimacy of Governance initiates a comparative discussion of the relationship between established moralities, politics, law and civil society in a highly diversified region with a strong history of cultural exchange. Demonstrating that a comparative anthropological analysis has much to offer to our understanding, this volume reveals that the city is a crucial arena for the renegotiation of citizenship, democracy and belonging.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Urban Anthropology
Release date:	December 2010
First published:	2011
Editors:	Italo Pardo • Giuliana B. Prato
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	234
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7546-7401-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Regional geography Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > General
LSN:	0-7546-7401-0
Barcode:	9780754674016

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