A Theory Of Citizenship: Organizing Plurality In Contemporary Democracies - Brossura

Van Gunsteren, Herman R.

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ISBN 10: 0813368634 ISBN 13: 9780813368634

Casa editrice: Routledge, 1998

Riassunto

Does vital citizenship require moral consensus? Or is it the ability to organize our differences, that allows people to live together as citizens in a republic? Whereas liberal, republican, and communitarian theories of citizenship analyzed the conditions of citizenship, the central message of this book is that the practical exercise of citizenship, under conditions that are far from ideal, is the main source of its vitality. Instead of arguing for more participation, it focuses on the citizenship of those who, for whatever reason, are already active in the public sphere. Herman van Gunsteren develops a theory of citizenship well suited to the era of political reform that was inaugurated by the revolutions of 1989.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Herman R. van Gunsteren is professor of political theory at Leiden University and the author of Time for Retirement (1991) and The Quest for Control (1976).

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0813368634
• ISBN 13: 9780813368634
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 176