| Citizenship and the Legitimacy of Governance: Anthropology in the Mediterranean Region Contributor(s): Pardo, Italo (Editor), Prato, Giuliana B. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0754674010 ISBN-13: 9780754674016 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - General - Social Science | Anthropology - Physical - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 320.918 |
| LCCN: 2010033624 |
| Series: Urban Anthropology |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.12 lbs) 234 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |