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The emergence of citizenship, some 4,000 years ago, was a hinge moment in human history. Instead of the reign of blood descent, questions regarding who rules and who belongs were opened up. Yet purportedly primordial categories, such as sex and race, have constrained the emergence of a truly civic polity ever since. Untying this paradox is essential to overcoming the crisis afflicting contemporary democracies. Why does citizenship emerge, historically, and why does it maintain traction, even if in compromised forms? How can citizenship and democracy be revived? Learning from history and building on emerging social and political developments, David Jacobson and Manlio Cinalli provide the foundations for citizenship's third revolution.
Citizenship: The Third Revolution considers three revolutionary periods for citizenship, from the ancient and classical worlds; to the flourishing of guilds and city republics from 1,000 CE; and to the unfinished revolution of human rights from the post-World War II period. Through historical enquiry, this book reveals the underlying principles of citizenship-and its radical promise. Jacobson and Cinalli demonstrate how the effective functioning of citizenship depends on human connections that are relational and non-contractual, not transactional. They illustrate how rights, paradoxically, can undermine as well as reinforce civic society. Looking forward, the book documents the emerging foundations of a "21st century guild" as a basis for repairing our democracies. The outcome of this scholarship is an innovative re-conceptualization of core ideas to engender more authentic civic collectivities.
Contents
Introduction: Who Rules? Who Belongs? Two Questions, Three Revolutions, Six Propositions
Chapter 2: The First Revolution: The Ancient and Classical Periods
Chapter 3: The Second Revolution: The Medieval Roots of Modern Citizenship
Chapter 4: Practices of Citizenship: From the Enlightenment to the Nation-State
Chapter 5: The Turn to Human Rights, and its Vulnerabilities
Chapter 6: Interests and Identities: Citizenship and the Problem of Collective Action
Chapter 7: From Borders to Seams
Chapter 8: A 21st Century Guild
Chapter 9: Completing the Third Revolution? A Conclusion
