|
Rethinking Equality: The Challenge of Equal Citizenship
Hardback
Main Details
Title |
Rethinking Equality: The Challenge of Equal Citizenship
|
Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Chris Armstrong
|
Series | Reappraising the Political |
Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:232 | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
|
ISBN/Barcode |
9780719069246
|
Classifications | Dewey:320.01 |
---|
Audience | Undergraduate | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | |
|
Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Manchester University Press
|
Imprint |
Manchester University Press
|
Publication Date |
30 June 2006 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
|
Description
Although formally equal, relations between citizens are actually characterised by many and varied forms of inequality. Do contemporary theories of equality provide an adequate response to the inequalities that afflict contemporary societies? And what is the connection between theories of equality and the contemporary politics of citizenship? Accessible and comprehensive, Rethinking equality provides a clear, critical and very up-to-date account of the most important contemporary egalitarian theories. Unusually, it also relates these theories to contemporary political practice, assessing them in relation to the impact of neoliberalism on contemporary welfare states, and the shift from 'social' to 'active' forms of citizenship. As well as representing a significant intervention within academic debates on equality and citizenship, this book represents essential reading for students of contemporary political theory. -- .
Author Biography
Chris Armstrong is Lecturer in Politics at the University of Southampton -- .
|