Citizenship and Vulnerability
Author | : A. Beckett |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2006-04-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230501294 |
ISBN-13 | : 023050129X |
Rating | : 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Download or read book Citizenship and Vulnerability written by A. Beckett and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-04-04 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on new empirical research with disabled people in the UK, and considering the work of theorists such as Berlin, Habermas and Mouffe, Ellison's ideas of proactive and defensive engagement and Turner's 'sociology of the body', Beckett proposes a new model of 'active' citizenship that rests upon an understanding of 'vulnerable personhood'.