Citizenship rights have become vital to our sense of personal identity and social membership in modern society. In this book Maurice Roche argues that today we have to shift from the conventional post-war politics of social rights to a new politics of social obligations and personal responsibility. Recent social changes have created new problems which require rethinking of both social policy and the welfare state.

In a wide-ranging discussion Roche provides a new analysis and assessment of citizenship in developed societies. The book is particularly important in its inclusion of an assessment of contemporary debates about the rise of the 'new poverty', the development of an 'underclass', as well as other 'post-industrial' changes affecting employment and family life.

About the Author
Maurice Roche is Co-Director of the Policy Studies Centre, and also Lecturer in Sociology, both at Sheffield University.

Reviews
'Maurice Roche's timely book Rethinking Citizenship offers a comprehensive overview of the concept of citizenship in social policy. A detailed, informative and highly recommended book.' Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare



Book Information
ISBN 9780745603070
Author Maurice Roche
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Polity Press
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 454g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 155mm * 21mm