Citizenship, Political Engagement, and Belonging: Immigrants in Europe and the United States

by Deborah Reed-Danahay (Editor), Caroline B. Brettell (Editor)

Overview

Bringing together a transcontinental group of anthropologists, Citizenship, Political Engagement, and Belonging, provides an in-depth look at the current processes of immigration, political behavior, and citizenship in both the United States and Europe. Essays draw on issues of race, national identity, religion, and more, while addressing questions, including: How should citizenship be defined? In what ways do immigrants use the political process to achieve group aims? And, how do adults and youth learn to become active participants in the public sphere?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813545110
Publisher:	Rutgers University Press
Publication date:	07/16/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	302
File size:	546 KB

About the Author

DEBORAH REED-DANAHAY is a professor of anthropology at SUNY at Buffalo.

CAROLINE B. BRETTEL is a Dedman Family Professor of Anthropology at Southern Methodist University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Inclusion and Exclusion: Discourses of Belonging
Part II. Political Mobilization and Claims Making
Part III. New Spaces of Citizenship
Afterword: Some Concluding Reflections
References
Contributors
Index

Editorial Reviews

An innovative and exciting book that has much to add to our understanding of international migration and citizenship.

author of Israeli Diaspora - Steven J. Gold

A pathbreaking collection that takes us a long way to understanding the effects of transnational migration on notions of national identity, state policies, and the strategies immigrants develop for becoming recognized as legitimate members of their new communities whether in the United States or other parts of the world.

University of California, Irvine - Leo Chavez

This ethnographic collection is an important addition to the literature on transnational migration and related issues of identity, citizenship, and belonging. The book's major strength is that it brings together material from the US and Western Europe, an approach that offers valuable insights not just on the range of immigrant experiences, but on the diversity of national contexts in which migrants find themselves.

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