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Proactive and Defensive Engagement: Social Citizenship in a Changing Public Sphere

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Arguing that the nature of citizenship is changing as a result of the progressive fragmentation of the public sphere in late modern societies, this article suggests that contemporary citizenship is best understood as a series of ‘temporary solidarities’ contained within a social politics characterised by ‘defensive’ or ‘proactive’ forms of engagement. Beginning with a theoretical discussion which explores some of the reasons for the fragmentation of the public realm as well as its possible impact on citizenship and the conduct of social politics, the article subsequently considers a number of examples of defensive and proactive engagement in the general area of welfare. The article then moves on to examine the implications of a theory of citizenship as defensive and/or proactive engagement for contemporary understandings of social divisions, before concluding with a brief consideration of how this approach of citizenship might also contribute to a more detailed understanding of social inclusion and exclusion.

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  • Nick Ellison, 2000. "Proactive and Defensive Engagement: Social Citizenship in a Changing Public Sphere," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 5(3), pages 11-21, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socres:v:5:y:2000:i:3:p:11-21
    DOI: 10.5153/sro.513
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