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What does silent citizenship mean in a democracy? With levels of
economic and political inequality on the rise across the developed
democracies, citizens are becoming more disengaged from their
neighbourhoods and communities, more distrustful of politicians and
political parties, more sceptical of government goods and services,
and less interested in voicing their frustrations in public or at
the ballot box. The result is a growing number of silent citizens
who seem disconnected from democratic politics - who are unaware of
political issues, lack knowledge about public affairs, do not
debate, deliberate, or take action, and most fundamentally, do not
vote. Yet, although silent citizenship can and does indicate
deficits of democracy, research suggests that these deficits are
not the only reason citizens may have for remaining silent in
democratic life. Silence may also reflect an active and engaged
response to politics under highly unequal conditions. What is
missing is a full accounting of the problems and possibilities for
democracy that silent citizenship represents. Bringing together
leading scholars in political science and democratic theory, this
book provides a valuable exploration of the changing nature and
form of silent citizenship in developed democracies today. This
title was previously published as a special issue of Citizenship
Studies.
What does silent citizenship mean in a democracy? With levels of
economic and political inequality on the rise across the developed
democracies, citizens are becoming more disengaged from their
neighbourhoods and communities, more distrustful of politicians and
political parties, more sceptical of government goods and services,
and less interested in voicing their frustrations in public or at
the ballot box. The result is a growing number of silent citizens
who seem disconnected from democratic politics - who are unaware of
political issues, lack knowledge about public affairs, do not
debate, deliberate, or take action, and most fundamentally, do not
vote. Yet, although silent citizenship can and does indicate
deficits of democracy, research suggests that these deficits are
not the only reason citizens may have for remaining silent in
democratic life. Silence may also reflect an active and engaged
response to politics under highly unequal conditions. What is
missing is a full accounting of the problems and possibilities for
democracy that silent citizenship represents. Bringing together
leading scholars in political science and democratic theory, this
book provides a valuable exploration of the changing nature and
form of silent citizenship in developed democracies today. This
title was previously published as a special issue of Citizenship
Studies.
In this ambitious study, Anna K. Boucher and Justin Gest present a
unique analysis of immigration governance across thirty countries.
Relying on a database of immigration demographics in the world's
most important destinations, they present a novel taxonomy and an
analysis of what drives different approaches to immigration policy
over space and time. In an era defined by inequality, populism, and
fears of international terrorism, they find that governments are
converging toward a 'Market Model' that seeks immigrants for
short-term labor with fewer outlets to citizenship - an approach
that resembles the increasingly contingent nature of labor markets
worldwide.
In this ambitious study, Anna K. Boucher and Justin Gest present a
unique analysis of immigration governance across thirty countries.
Relying on a database of immigration demographics in the world's
most important destinations, they present a novel taxonomy and an
analysis of what drives different approaches to immigration policy
over space and time. In an era defined by inequality, populism, and
fears of international terrorism, they find that governments are
converging toward a 'Market Model' that seeks immigrants for
short-term labor with fewer outlets to citizenship - an approach
that resembles the increasingly contingent nature of labor markets
worldwide.
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