13a.pdf (117.74 kB)
Why citizenship? Where, when and how children?
journal contribution
posted on 2007-08-23, 14:16 authored by Ruth ListerThis Article addresses the general question of "why citizenship?" through the lens of children’s citizenship. It unpacks the different elements of substantive citizenship and considers what they mean
for children: membership and participation; rights; responsibilities; and equality of status, respect and recognition. It then discusses the lessons that may be learned from feminist critiques of mainstream
constructions of citizenship, paying particular attention to the question
of capacity for citizenship. It concludes by suggesting that much of the literature that is making the case for recognition of children as citizens is not so much arguing for the wholesale extension of adult rights and obligations of citizenship to children but recognition that children’s
citizenship practices constitute them as de facto, even if not complete
de jure, citizens. More broadly, the Article argues that this position
points towards an understanding of citizenship which embraces but
goes beyond that of a bundle of rights.
History
School
- Social Sciences
Department
- Communication, Media, Social and Policy Studies
Citation
LISTER, R. (2007). Why citizenship? Where, when and how children? Theoretical inquiries in law, 8 (2), pp. 693-718Publisher
© The Cegla Center for Interdisciplinary Research of the LawPublication date
2007Notes
This article was published in the journal, Theoretical inquiries in law [© The Cegla Center for Interdisciplinary Research of the Law]. The definitive version is available at: http://www.bepress.com/til/ISSN
1565-3404;1565-1509Language
- en