Rights across borders : immigration and the decline of citizenship
In Rights across Borders, political sociologist David Jacobson asks how transnational migrations have affected our ideas of citizenship and the state since World War II. Jacobson shows how citizenship has been increasingly devalued as governments extend rights to foreign populations and how, in turn, international human rights law has become increasingly important. Analyzing the ideas behind key international documents and discussions on human rights, Jacobson traces the ascendancy of these ideas and shows how they have caused a reexamination of basic notions of citizenship and the nation state. He also explores the implications of these developments for domestic and international politics
Print Book, English, ©1996
Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, ©1996
x, 181 pages ; 24 cm
9780801851506, 9780801857706, 0801851505, 0801857708
32430155
1. Novus Ordo Seclorum. Defining a Nation. The Argument. Plan of This Book
2. Immigration and Citizenship in Western Europe. Volkgeist and Fraternite: Nationhood in Germany and France. Europe: Guest Workers to Settlers. Migrant Rights and the Value of Citizenship
3. Immigration and Citizenship in the United States: The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Historical Background. Immigration Reform. Immigration, IRCA, and the Value of Citizenship. The Recasting of Nationality
4. Western Europe and the Age of Rights. Human Rights and State Sovereignty. International Human Rights Instruments. The European Convention on Human Rights
5. The United States and the Age of Rights. The Constitution and International Law. International Law, the Constitution, and the American Political Identity
6. States without Nations. The Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe. Charting a New Terrain
7. Nations without States: Reflections on a Changing Landscape