The Politics of Citizenship in Europe

by Marc Morjé Howard

• ISBN13: 9780521691277
• ISBN10: 0521691273
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-07
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

In this book, Marc Morj_ Howard addresses immigrant integration, one of the most critical challenges facing European countries today, the resolution of which will in large part depend on how foreigners can become citizens. Howard's research shows that despite remarkable convergence in their economic, judicial, and social policies, the countries of the European Union still maintain very different definitions of citizenship. Based on an innovative measure of national citizenship policies, the book accounts for both historical variation and contemporary change. Howard's historical explanation highlights the legacies of colonialism and early democratization, which unintentionally created relatively inclusive citizenship regimes. The contemporary analysis explores why some of the more restrictive countries have liberalized in recent decades, whereas others have not. Howard's argument focuses on the politics of citizenship, showing in particular how anti-immigrant public opinion - when activated politically, usually by far right movements or public referenda - can block the liberalizing tendencies of political elites. Overall, the book shows the far-reaching implications of this growing and volatile issue.

Author Biography

Marc Morj Howard is an Associate Professor of Government at Georgetown University. He is the author of The Weakness of Civil Society in Post-Communist Europe (Cambridge, 2003), an award-winning book, and he has published numerous articles in a wide array of academic journals.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. vii
List of Tables	p. viii
Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Argument
Citizenship in Cross-National Perspective: An Empirical Baseline in the EU-15	p. 17
Historical Variation and Legacies: The Impact of Colonialism and Early Democratization	p. 37
Continuity and Change in the Contemporary Period: The Impact of Public Mobilization	p. 52
Cases
Liberalizing Changes	p. 73
Restrictive Continuity: Austria, Denmark, Italy, Spain, and Greece	p. 94
Partial Liberalization with a Restrictive Backlash: Germany	p. 119
Citizenship Battles in the Historically Liberal Countries: France, Belgium, the United Kingdom, and Ireland	p. 148
The New European Frontier: The Accession-12	p. 169
Conclusion	p. 193
Detailed Breakdown of the Three CPI Components	p. 207
Naturalization Rates for the EU-15	p. 217
References	p. 219
Index	p. 235
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