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Introduction : A political economy of citizenship
Mackert, Jürgen Turner, Bryan Stanley
Mackert, Jürgen
Turner, Bryan Stanley
Abstract
In the course of the last four decades, neo-liberalism has established itself as the dominant form of governing both national societies and global affairs. On the foundation of both Keynesian economic policies and the Bretton Woods system of fixed exchange rates among currencies, the world economy recovered. The classical sociological meaning and concept of citizenship as defined by T. H. Marshall and others after World War II rests on an analysis of the relationship between the capitalist economy and political democracy against the background of 'embedded liberalism'. Today, however, the enforcement of neo-liberal principles in order to turn modern democracies into 'market societies' impinges heavily on our idea of citizenship. The critical aspects of a flawed citizenship go directly to the heart of the idea of citizenship itself, as both democratic and social participation and a substantial conception of individual liberty all seem to be under attack from the global politico-economic regime.
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Economics, Finance, Business and Industry, Politics and International Relations, Social Sciences
Date
2017
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Book chapter
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The Transformation of Citizenship, Volume 1: Political Economy
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1-12
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ACU Department
Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences
Faculty of Education and Arts
Faculty of Education and Arts
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© 2017 selection and editorial matter, Jürgen Mackert and Bryan S. Turner; individual chapters, the contributors.