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This paper explores the subjective dimension of citizenship acquisition by analyzing how migrants in Spain feel about becoming citizens. Our research shows that the subjective dimension of citizenship is embedded in a complex constellation of strategic choices and affective motivations that cannot be analyzed in dichotomic terms. While migrants seek legal security, equal rights and … Continue reading MariaCaterina La Barbera “Head or heart? Unpacking the subjective dimension of citizenship acquisition: Insights from migrants’ narratives in Spain”

All are welcome to join our discussion of: Chapter 6 "Time and History" in Reinhart Koselleck The Practice of Conceptual History: Timing History, Spacing Concepts Here is the chapter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HbHKOKYF8G44oWQqAFF2ByAs9nXWlI9G/view?usp=sharing.

My longstanding research on citizenship as focused on the exercise of political authority, and specifically on how and when the governed engage and are engaged in the exercise of authority over them, to the extent they are considered members of a polity, which is how I understand political community. To study political community requires keen … Continue reading Trevor Stack “Citizenship and Civilization: Civil Horizons of Political Community”