European Citizenship: Theories, Arenas, Levels

Paolo Foradori; Prof. Simona Piattoni; Prof. Riccardo Scartezzini

doi:10.5771/9783845203737

Summary

This book addresses the fundamental question of the social foundations of the European Union by looking at the concept of citizenship. It argues that citizenship, rather than identity, is the most promising anchor for developing a true European "community of destiny" rather than just of policies. It begins by discussing the theoretical and normative underpinnings of this concept and by drawing the contours of a possible notion of citizenship when applied to a multi-level polity such as the European Union. It then explores the arenas within which such a notion may be practically shaped in a "bottom-up" approach to the construction of citizenship rights, through more or less momentous choices made by actors both within and without European institutions. Finally it traces the historical roots of the concept of citizenship and explores the multiple levels at which it can be predicated, thus addressing the specific feature of the European Union of being a multi-level polity. The reflections herein contained aim at providing guidance to the architects of European citizenship, be they active members of civil society as well as top-level decision-makers.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2007
Copyright Year: 2007
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8329-2940-4
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-0373-7
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Language: English
Pages: 229
Product Type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 15
About the Authors No access Pages 16 - 17
List of Abbreviations No access Pages 18 - 19
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  1. The Political Discovery of Human Dignity No access
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  2. The One-Dimensional Citizen and the Nation State No access
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  3. The Multi-Dimensional Citizen No access
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  4. Advanced Citizenship and the Republican Citizen No access
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  5. Cosmopolitan Citizenship and its Discontents No access
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  1. Introduction No access
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    1. Multi-Level Political Orders No access
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    2. European Institutions as Creators and Consumers of Trust No access
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  3. The Roles of institutions in Facilitating Trustworthiness No access
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    1. Normative Principles of Legitimacy for the Multi-Level Political Order No access
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      1. Duty of Justice – Justifying the Political Obligation to One’s Own Political Order No access
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      2. The Duty of Mutual Respect No access
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    3. Acquaintance with Local Norms, Cultural Practices and Others’ Institutions No access
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      1. Why Shared Grounds for Constitutional Principles? No access
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      2. Why value Local Cultures- Only as Means for Supporting Universal Principles? No access
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      1. Substantive Socialization No access
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      2. Exclusionary No access
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      3. Pessimism Regarding a Fair Europe No access
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  6. Conclusions: Union Citizenship and Prospects for the EU No access
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  1. Introduction No access
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  2. Three Paradigms of Citizenship No access
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  3. Citizenship and Democracy No access
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  4. Frames of Cooperation No access
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  5. European Citizenship No access
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  1. Introduction No access
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  2. Constitutional Patriotism: Critical and Neutralist No access
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  3. Political Legitimacy in Europe No access
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  4. Cultural Inclusiveness and Critical Identities No access
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  5. Social-Democracy in Europe No access
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  2. The Normative Challenge of the ‘Policy Networks’ Concept No access
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    1. European Information Agencies No access
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    2. The Example of the Bilbao Agency No access
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    3. Network Agencies and Other Information Agencies No access
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    1. Theoretical Problems of the Network Approach No access
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      1. How ‘Independent’, Plural and Transparent is the Network? No access
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      2. The Added Value of the Agency No access
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  5. European Citizenship through Networking? No access
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  2. The Roots of the Concept of Civil Society No access
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  3. A more Differentiated Meaning of Civil Society No access
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  4. European Civil Society and Public Ethics No access
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  5. Ethics of Humanity and Responsiveness No access
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  2. How to Explain the Formation of Allegiances and Preferences Organisationally? No access
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  3. Organisational Explanations in an EU Context No access
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  4. Data and Method No access
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  5. Empirical Observations No access
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  6. Conclusion No access
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  1. Introduction No access
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  2. The Debate over EU Citizenship: Questions and Problems No access
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  3. European Citizenship and Fundamental Rights No access
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  4. European Citizenship and Political Access No access
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  5. European Citizenship and Sense of Belonging No access
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  6. Conclusion No access
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  1. Introduction No access
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  2. Cultures of ‘Polis’ and Urbanism in the Mediterranean City States No access
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  3. From the Agora to the Piazza in the ‘Reborn’ Mediterranean City State No access
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  4. Modern European Urbanism and Spaces of Citizenship No access
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  5. Urbanism in Democracy vs Dictatorship No access
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  6. Citizenship Founded on the City: Conclusion No access
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  1. The Notion of Citizenship in Governance Structures No access
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  2. EU Governance No access
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  3. The Legitimacy of Multi-Level Governance Structures No access
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  4. Political Citizenship in Europe: Which Level? No access
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  5. Multi-Level Political Representation? No access
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  2. Traditions of Citizenship in Europe No access
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  3. The Idea of Cosmopolitanism No access
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  4. From Idea to Reality: Cosmopolitan Citizenship No access
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  5. Defending Cosmopolitanism No access
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  6. Conclusion: Cosmopolitanism and Europeanization No access
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  2. The EU’s International Identity and the ‘Civilian Power’ Model No access
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  3. Common Defence and the Process of EU militarization No access
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  4. But Still a Sui Generis International Power No access
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  5. Conclusion No access
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List of References No access Pages 206 - 229