Policy Press

The People in Question

Citizens and Constitutions in Uncertain Times

By Jo Shaw

Published

Oct 13, 2021

Page count

336 pages

ISBN

978-1529210422

Dimensions

234 x 156 mm

Imprint

Bristol University Press

Published

Jun 2, 2020

Page count

336 pages

ISBN

978-1529208894

Dimensions

234 x 156 mm

Imprint

Bristol University Press

Published

Jun 2, 2020

Page count

336 pages

ISBN

978-1529208917

Dimensions

Imprint

Bristol University Press

Published

Jun 2, 2020

Page count

336 pages

ISBN

978-1529208917

Dimensions

Imprint

Bristol University Press
The People in Question

At a time of rising populism and debate about immigration, leading legal academic Jo Shaw sets out to review interactions between constitutions and constructs of citizenship.

This incisive appraisal is the first sustained treatment of the relationship between citizenship and constitutional law in a comparative and transnational perspective.

Drawing on examples from around the world, it assesses how countries’ legal, political and cultural processes help to determine the boundaries of citizenship.

For students and academics across political, social and international disciplines, Shaw offers an accessible response to some of the most pressing international questions of our age.

Jo Shaw holds the Salvesen Chair of European Institutions at the University of Edinburgh and is a part-time professor in the New Social Research programme of Tampere University in Finland.

Part One ~ Setting the Scene

Introduction

What Is ‘Constitutional Citizenship’ and How Can We Approach It?

Part Two ~ Constitutional Citizenship Unpacked

Picking Out the People: Ideals and Identities in the Citizenship / Constitution Relation

The Acquisition and Loss of Citizenship in a Constitutional Context

Filling Out Citizenship: Citizenship Rights, Constitutional Rights and Human Rights

Part Three ~ Citizenship Under Pressure: National and Global Tensions

The Populist Challenge to Constitutional Citizenship: The Closing of Discursive Space

Shifting Spatialities of Citizenship

Conclusions