This compelling view of citizenship emerges from the international and interdisciplinary collaboration of the four authors, drawing on the diverse disputes over citizenship in their countries of origin (Brazil, France, the UK and the US). The book is essential reading for anyone interested in the field of citizenship, no matter what their geographical, political or academic location.
John Clarke is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at the UK’s Open University. His work explores the intersections of citizenship, nations, states and welfare
Kathleen Coll is a cultural anthropologist at Stanford University whose research focuses on issues of immigration, gender, and cultural citizenship in the US.
Evelina Dagnino is Professor of Political Science at the University of Campinas, Brazil. A leading international scholar, she is also a member of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development Board and the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Development Studies at Sussex University, UK.
Catherine Neveu is Directrice de Recherche, IIAC/TRAM (Transformations Radicales des Mondes Contemporains) (CNRS-EHESS), Paris. Her work centres on elaborating an anthropological approach to citizenship.