This book addresses two developments in the conceptualisation of citizenship that arise from the "war on terror", namely the re-culturalisation of membership in a polity and the re-moralisation of access to rights. Taking an anthropological perspective, it traces the ways in which the trans-nationalisation of the "war on terror" has affected notions of "the dangerous other" in different political and social contexts, asking what changes in the ideas of the state and of the nation have been promoted by the emerging culture of security, and how these changes affect practices of citizenship and societal group relations.

About the Author
Julia M. Eckert, professor of political anthropology at the University of Bern, explores the relation between moral norms and legal change with a particular focus on changing institutions of responsibility, liability, and redistribution. She connects these with current contestations over democratic representation, participation, security, and citizenship.

Reviews
"Die Starke des Sammelbandes liegt [...] in der Betrachtung des sozialen Gefuges in den heterogenen Beispielfallen." Johannes Specht, DAS ARGUMENT, 286 (2010) Reviewed in: Zeitschrift fur Rechtssoziologie, 29 (2008), Rudiger Lautmann Behemoth. A Journal on Civilisation, 3 (2009), Elena Buck/Patricia Deuser/Mathias Rodatz



Book Information
ISBN 9783899429640
Author Julia M. Eckert
Format Paperback
Page Count 196
Imprint Transcript Verlag
Publisher Transcript Verlag
Weight(grams) 258g