Rethinking Children's Citizenship

Citizenship is a phenomenon that encompasses the relationships between the state and individuals, rights and responsibilities and identity and nationhood. Yet the relationship between citizenship and childhood has gone relatively unexplored. This book examines this relationship by situating it within the historical development of modern forms of citizenship that have formed contemporary Western notions of childhood and citizenship. The book also engages with recent political and social theory to rethink our current view of citizenship and develops an understanding that emphasises social interdependence and calls for a concomitant re-evaluation of our public spaces that facilitates the recognition of children as participating agents within society. The book will be of interest to those working across a wide number of disciplines, including politics, sociology, education, health, social work, childhood studies, youth studies, law and social policy, together with policy-makers, teachers and practitioners in allied areas.

TOM COCKBURN is a senior lecturer in Applied Social Science at the University of Bradford, UK.

Introduction
PART I
Children and Citizenship in the Classical Period
Renaissance: Prelude to Modern Political Theory
The Search for Equality and the 'Protection' and Education of Children
Social Citizens
PART II
Children's Rights and their Limitations
International Citizenship?
Inclusive and Differentiated Citizenship
PART III
Participatory Citizenship of Children