POL 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Transnationalism, Multiple Citizenship
9 Dec 2014
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Citizenship a legal status bestowed to individuals who belong to a political community. Came with the rise of democracy and the notion of popular sovereignty. Before citizenship, people were subjects: had no rights. Defines the relationship b/w the state and the citizen. Determines the conditions of inclusion and exclusion in a specific political community. Rights: found in liberal democratic countries, there are three types, civil rights protection against the state through individual freedoms, political rights to vote and participate in gov"t. Ex: canadian charter of rights and freedoms: social rights the right to minimal support from the state. Responsibilities: to obey the law, pay taxes, compulsory military service, active participation in public life. Some citizenship is easier to get than others. o o o o. Swear that you will respect the laws and rules of the state. o. Turkish ancestry and have grown up in germany but are not german citizens.
