Citizenship, Democracy, and the State of Identity: Reinterpreting the Relationship in New Contexts of Diversity

Author(s): Eduardo J Ruiz Vieytez
Publisher(s): CIDOB Foundation, Barcelona, Spain
Publication: Citizenship Policies in the Age of Diversity
Date of publication: Jul 2009
From Page 87 to 101

Description: This chapter argues that, in present-day societies, characterized by an increasing diversity of identity, traditional interpretations of the concept of citizenship are insufficient in a democratic perspective. According to the author, one of the keys to a democratic strengthening of post-modern societies is the need to transform discourses on integration into discourses on the democratic management of diversity, redefining citizenship and the political community itself as an open space with multiple identities.

General note: © 2009 CIDOB Foundation


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