The Culturalization Of Citizenship: Belonging And Polarization In A Globalizing World
by Jan Willem Duyvendak /
2016 / English / PDF
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The notion of citizenship has gradually evolved from being simply
a legal status or practice to a deep sentiment. Belonging,
or feeling at home, has become a requirement. This groundbreaking
book analyzes how 'feeling rules' are developed and applied to
migrants, who are increasingly expected to express feelings of
attachment, belonging, connectedness and loyalty to their new
country. More than this, however, it demonstrates how
this culturalization of citizenship is a global trend with
local variations, which develop in relation to each
other. The authors pay particular attention to the
intersection between sexuality, race and ethnicity, spurred on by
their awareness of the dialectical construction of homosexuality,
held up as representative of liberal Western values by both those
in the West and by African leaders, who use such claims as proof
that homosexuality is un-African.
The notion of citizenship has gradually evolved from being simply
a legal status or practice to a deep sentiment. Belonging,
or feeling at home, has become a requirement. This groundbreaking
book analyzes how 'feeling rules' are developed and applied to
migrants, who are increasingly expected to express feelings of
attachment, belonging, connectedness and loyalty to their new
country. More than this, however, it demonstrates how
this culturalization of citizenship is a global trend with
local variations, which develop in relation to each
other. The authors pay particular attention to the
intersection between sexuality, race and ethnicity, spurred on by
their awareness of the dialectical construction of homosexuality,
held up as representative of liberal Western values by both those
in the West and by African leaders, who use such claims as proof
that homosexuality is un-African.