Active Citizenship: What It Could Achieve and How?: What Could It Achieve and How? - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0748638679 ISBN 13: 9780748638673

Verlag: PAPERBACKSHOP UK IMPORT, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

Active Citizenship gathers a group of political actors and academics who believe a radically more active citizenship is a worthy aim. They spell out how it can be achieved in their particular area of concern, looking at the obstacles and how they might be overcome. Together, they shows us how we can realise the dream of a citizen culture and what benefits it would bring for democracy in the UK.Bernard Crick's first and final essays set the tone, respectively, on Civic Republicanism Today and Political Identity. Other contributors consider active citizenship in relation to: Labour Government Policy (David Blunkett and Matthew Taylor); Scottish Devolution (George Reid); Public Services (David Donnison); Gender Equality (Rhona Fitzgerald); Schools (Pamela Munn); Multiculturalism (Dina Kiwan); Integrating Immigrants (Elizabeth Meehan); Lifelong Learning (John Annette); Europe and International Understanding (Derek Heater); Young People (Andrew Lockyer) and Scottish Independence (Kevin Francis).

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

The late Sir Bernard Crick (died 19 Dec 2008) was Emeritus Professor of Politics, Birkbeck College; Honorary Fellow in Politics, University of Edinburgh. He taught politics at Harvard, McGill, Berkeley, LSE, was the Professor of Politics at Sheffield and Birkbeck. He was former adviser on citizenship education to the DfES and on citizenship and integration for the Home Office. He published widely on politics and literature, was an international adviser and media commentator

Andrew Lockyer is the St Kentigen Professor of Citizenship and Social Theory in the Department of Politics at Glasgow University where he has taught since 1970. He has researched and published in the history of political thought, social and legal theory, juvenile justice and citizenship. He has served as a children's panel office bearer and advised government, professional agencies and volunteers on children's issue.

Bernard Crick is Professor Emeritus of Politics at the Birkbeck College Andrew Lockyer is Professor of Citizenship and Social Theory at the University of Glasgow

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Active citizenship is much discussed in political and academic circles, yet the party debates and proclaimed policies do not always seem clearly connected with actual practice.

In an effort to remedy this, the contributors to this book consider the possibilities for active citizenship within areas of broad concern in UK politics: young people and politics; parliaments with the people; women and equality; integrating immigrants; multiculturalism; schools; community; social inclusion and poverty; Europe; devolution; nationalisms and Britishness.

In each case the author considers the social and political consequences of the UK becoming a citizen culture, and how this aim could be achieved.

The late Sir Bernard Crick was Emeritus Professor of Politics, Birkbeck College and Honorary Fellow in Politics, University of Edinburgh.

Andrew Lockyer is the St Kentigen Professor of Citizenship and Social Theory in the Department of Politics at Glasgow University where he has taught since 1970. He has researched and published in the history of political thought, social and legal theory, juvenile justice and citizenship.

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Active citizenship is much discussed in political and academic circles, yet the party debates and proclaimed policies do not always seem clearly connected with actual practice.

In an effort to remedy this, the contributors to this book consider the possibilities for active citizenship within areas of broad concern in UK politics: young people and politics; parliaments with the people; women and equality; integrating immigrants; multiculturalism; schools; community; social inclusion and poverty; Europe; devolution; nationalisms and Britishness.

In each case the author considers the social and political consequences of the UK becoming a citizen culture, and how this aim could be achieved.

The late Sir Bernard Crick was Emeritus Professor of Politics, Birkbeck College and Honorary Fellow in Politics, University of Edinburgh.

Andrew Lockyer is the St Kentigen Professor of Citizenship and Social Theory in the Department of Politics at Glasgow University where he has taught since 1970. He has researched and published in the history of political thought, social and legal theory, juvenile justice and citizenship.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: PAPERBACKSHOP UK IMPORT
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0748638679
• ISBN 13: 9780748638673
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 202
• Herausgeber: Crick Bernard, Lockyer Andrew
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