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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: $180.50  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 2010
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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" L (1.12 lbs) 234 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index
 
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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.
 
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