Abstract
I offer a set of propositions that sketch out a framework for thinking that is posited rather than systematically argued. The set of propositions I offer here are predicted on the argument that, if we are to think about citizenship in a way that resources us to critically evaluate institutions, practices and discourses that are said to instantiate citizenship, or if we are to offer a practical ideal of citizenship, we must have an idea of citizenship. I believe that there is an idea of citizenship available to us within the history of the modern idea of society. The problem is that we can see it and open it up for further thought only if we first accept that citizenship makes no sense without an account of the subject of citizenship.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Citizenship Between Past and Future |
| Editors | Engin F. (Engin Fahri) Isin, Peter Nyers, Bryan S. Turner |
| Place of Publication | U.K. |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Pages | 102-112 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780415454414 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |