Description
This book argues that basing citizenship on singular and individual membership in a nation-state is no longer adequate, since the nation-state model itself is being severely eroded. It examines issues of citizenship and difference in the Asia-Pacific region.
Table of Contents
Preface, 1. The Crisis of Citizenship, 2. Theories of Citizenship, 3. Immigration, Minority Formation and Racialization, 4. Becoming a Citizen, 5. Being a Citizen, 6. Ethnic Mobilization and New Political Subjects, 7. The End of National Belonging, 8. Globalization and Citizenship in the Asia-Pacific Region, 9. Social Capital and the New Civics, 10. Postscript: Citizenship or Chaos?, Bibliography, Index
