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Opening the Boundaries of Citizenship - for iPod/iPhoneAuthor: The Open University
How do we define being a citizen? In what ways has the idea of citizenship expanded? At a time when tumultuous world events, from Israel to India, call for a deeper understanding of the purpose and power of citizenship Dr Engin Isin, Professor of Citizenship at The Open University leads a team of academics to explore how the concept of citizenship is being refigured and renewed around the globe. The tracks in this audio collection examine the new and diverse ways in which citizenship is and has been enacted across the planet and how these perspectives undermine the traditional assumption that its an exclusively European institution. The material in this collection relates to Oecumene Citizenship After Orientalism; a project funded by the European Research Council (ERC). Language: en Genres: Courses, Education, Science, Social Sciences Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Citizenship after Orientalism
Tuesday, 25 February, 2014
Professor Engin Isin explains why there’s a need to start altering the traditional views that have been held about the idea of citizenship.
