Democratic Citizenship and the Free Movement of People |
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Editor:
| Maas, Willem |
Series title: | Immigration and Asylum Law and Policy in Europe Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-90-04-24327-9 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
Publisher: | BRILL
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $204.00 |
Book Description:
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Democratic states guarantee free movement within their territory to all citizens, as a core right of citizenship. Similarly, the European Union guarantees EU citizens and members of their families the right to live and the right to work anywhere within EU territory. Such rights reflect the project of equality and undifferentiated individual rights for all who have the status of citizen, but they are not uncontested. Despite citizenship's promise of equality, barriers, incentives, and...
More DescriptionDemocratic states guarantee free movement within their territory to all citizens, as a core right of citizenship. Similarly, the European Union guarantees EU citizens and members of their families the right to live and the right to work anywhere within EU territory. Such rights reflect the project of equality and undifferentiated individual rights for all who have the status of citizen, but they are not uncontested. Despite citizenship's promise of equality, barriers, incentives, and disincentives to free movement make some citizens more equal than others. This book challenges the normal way of thinking about freedom of movement by identifying the tensions between the formal ideals that governments, laws, and constitutions expound and actual practices, which fall short.