Turner, J. (2016) (En)gendering the political: Citizenship from marginal spaces. Citizenship Studies, 20 (2). pp. 141-155. ISSN 1362-1025
Abstract
This introduction sets out the central concerns of this special issue, the relationship between marginality and the political. In doing so it makes the argument that the process of marginalisation, the sites and experiences of ‘marginality’ provide a different lens through which to understand citizenship. Viewing the political as the struggle over belonging it considers how recent studies of citizenship have understood political agency. It argues that marginality can help us understand multiple scales, struggles and solidarities both within and beyond citizenship. Whilst there is a radical potential in much of the existing literature in citizenship studies it is also important to consider political subjectivities and acts which are not subsumed by right claims. Exploring marginality in this way means understanding how subjects are disenfranchised by regimes of citizenship and at the same how time this also (en)genders new political possibilities which are not always orientated towards 'inclusion'. The introduction then sets out how each article contributes to this project.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Taylor & Francis. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Citizenship Studies. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Citizenship; marginality; political agency |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Politics and International Relations (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 26 Jan 2016 14:43 |
Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2017 18:08 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13621025.2015.1132569 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/13621025.2015.1132569 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:93229 |