Tambakaki, P. 2011. Agonism and the reconception of European citizenship. British Journal of Politics and International Relations. 13 (4), pp. 567-585. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-856X.2011.00456.x
| Title | Agonism and the reconception of European citizenship |
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| Authors | Tambakaki, P. |
| Abstract | Viewed either as a limited undertaking or a process in the making, European citizenship appears to be caught at an impasse. While the dominant approaches fail to break from the confines of the demos/no demos thesis, the challenges confronting Union citizenship ironically converge with those posed to citizenship discourse. Can European citizenship escape from this impasse? To address this question the article shows how the agonistic emphasis on contestation opens the way for a different reading of European citizenship. On this reading, Union citizenship is not simply taken as a means to participation, but as a channel for political mobilisation. Constructed out of an affective identification with the negative, with that we oppose rather than endorse, the agonistic conception, argues the article, insightfully shifts the terms of debating Union citizenship. |
| Journal | British Journal of Politics and International Relations |
| Journal citation | 13 (4), pp. 567-585 |
| ISSN | 1369-1481 |
| Year | Nov 2011 |
| Publisher | Blackwell |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-856X.2011.00456.x |
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| Published | Nov 2011 |