Citizenship in the Age of Globalisation

Contents: Preface. 1. Meaning, nature and scope of citizenship. 2. Republican and liberal theories of citizenship. 3. Contemporary liberal theory of citizenship--critical study of T.H. Marshall. 4. Marxist model of citizenship: assessment of Anthony Giddens. 5. Feminist framework of citizenship. 6. Globalisation: perception and practice. 7. Globalisation and citizenship: emerging trends. 8. Globalisation and the Clamour for global justice. 9. Migration and the reconstruction of citizenship: a case study of New Zealand. 10. Concept of Cosmopolitan citizenship. 11. Derek Heater and Cosmopolitan citizenship. 12. Diversity, multicultural citizenship and minority rights--evaluation of Will Kymilcka. 13. Citizenship under the Indian Constitution. 14. Quest for dual citizenship: a case of the \'Overseas Indians\'. Bibliography. Index.

"This book primarily deals with citizenship, one of the key politico-legal issues undergoing radical transformation under the influence of globalisation. Now, it is absolutely true that almost every contemporary legal, political, economic as well as socio-cultural problems are being considerably influenced by the very process of globalisation.

Keeping in mind the wide and far reaching impact of globalisation on citizenship both in the developing as well as developed world-the authors have made sincere and vigorous efforts to investigate in deep, the diverse dimensions of citizenship-legal-political and economic-and the real and potential challenges for it in the Post-Cold War international order.

As a consequence of the vast impact of the phenomenon of globalisation, new interpretation and analysis of citizenship are being offered, especially in the contemporary plural and multi-cultural societies, like the USA, Canada, New Zealand, and of course India. Quite remarkably, new changes and modifications are also being introduced in the constitution. The incorporation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2003, under the Indian Constitution is a case in point.

More importantly, the quest of the Indian Diaspora for dual citizenship has been examined in a very comprehensive and critical manner." (jacket)