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Active Citizenship, 2007.
This paper discusses how active citizenship means the active participation in the political process of a country.
2,119 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 45.95
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The paper defines active citizenship and the importance of active civic and political engagement. The paper examines the need to introduce this concept in school curriculum, making students more aware of their responsibilities as active citizens of a country. The paper discusses several impediments that might come in the way of exercising the right to active participation in local and global affairs.
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Defining Active Citizenship
Active Citizenship and Social Capital
Active Citizenship and Education
Active Citizenship and Impediments
Conclusion
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"Citizenship is an important political and philosophical concept and it occupies a pivotal place in western political thinking. What is citizenship and who is a citizen are questions that have attracted unlimited attention from political circles in western countries. Citizenship is usually associated with belonging to a country that allows a person certain rights. Citizenship is thus seen as a status by virtue of which a person enjoys some important rights such as right to vote, property, education, work etc. However a not so recent but definitely a relatively new concept in the area is that of active citizenship."
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Citizenship, 2005.
This paper discusses the concept of citizenship.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 6 sources, £ 49.95
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This paper explores how the incorporation of 'individualism' into the concept of citizenship transformed citizenship into a catalyst or engine for liberation. The author points out that citizenship w is understood to be membership in a larger national community. The paper argues that, according to Hobbesian philosophy, citizenship protects personal freedoms and safeguards individual liberty where none might be possible otherwise.
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"The idea of the sovereign individual has long been viewed as subversive to the traditional political order. This is especially true when one pauses to consider the impact of sovereign individuals who embrace the political life rather than the more quiescent contemplative or religious life. Be that as it may, individualism was successfully incorporated into the concept of citizenship and this incorporation transformed citizenship into a vehicle for liberation - without irreparably harming the legitimacy or viability of nation states or governmental apparatuses. In assessing the above-mentioned phenomenon, the following paper will suggest that citizenship - which obviously implies membership within a national community - became an engine of liberation because citizenship - historically and today - provides those who have it with individual rights and freedoms unavailable to do those who do not have it."
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Citizenship and Physical Education, 2002.
An analysis of possible ways of effectively integrating citizenship within the physical education curriculum.
3,656 words (approx. 14.6 pages), 20 sources, MLA, £ 70.95
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This paper attempts to focus on the new programme for citizenship and identify potential opportunities for PE departments to support the delivery of this new subject. Particular attention is directed towards the role of physical education in promoting active lifestyles, where it is argued that that the subject can make a significant contribution to pupils social, moral, cultural and spiritual values.
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Introduction
Citizenship within the Curriculum
The Role of Physical Education
Lack of Guidance for Teachers
Linking Citizenship and SMSC Within Physical Education at KS 3 and 4 Additional Strategies for Implementing Citizenship Within Physical Education
Conclusion
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"The Crick report, which laid the foundations for the Citizenship Curriculum, suggests strong reasoning why Citizenship should be established within the Curriculum and why teachers should be prepared to tackle specific issues within society. Fundamentally, the report highlights the importance of discussing issues of sportsmanship, fair play and political and religious concerns, either because the subject could directly affect them or because they will, in some way in a democratic society, have opportunities to take part in influencing the outcome."
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German Citizenship Laws, 2002.
Examines the evolution of German citizenship.
4,500 words (approx. 18.0 pages), 16 sources, £ 93.95
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Examines the evolution of German citizenship. Historical overview of citizenship laws. Concept of nationhood.; national identity in Germany. Impact of the return of ethnic Germans from East Europe, and increase of migrant workers. German attitudes toward foreigners. Position of political parties. Issues of multiple nationality, dual citizenship, naturalization. Asylum policy. New laws of 1998.
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"German Citizenship Laws
Introduction
The purpose of this report is to examine the evolution of Germany's citizenship laws. It has been argued that the models of German citizenship are dynamic and still evolving (Hagedorn, 2000). This report will trace the origins of German citizenship in the context of an explosion of migrant workers and new government policy on citizenship and migrants.
Historical Overview of Citizenship Laws
The Origins of German Citizenship
William Barbieri (1998) has stated that it was only in 1871 that Germany was unified for the first time, but even then its territorial identity remained vulnerable to frequent and substantial change. This situation was finally resolved on October 3, 1990 with ..."
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Assimilation, Citizenship and Transnationalism, 2006.
A literature review of the concepts assimilation, citizenship and transnationalism.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 31 sources, £ 61.95
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This paper provides an exhaustive review of 31 academic sources which touch upon the concepts of transnationalism, citizenship and assimilation. The paper briefly discusses the theoretical frameworks informing many of the sources, touching upon the common threads which connect various ones and which differentiate some from others, and notes how the conceptual re-drawing of concepts such as citizenship have awakened the possibility that new grounds can now be contested as minority groups seek to advance their own interests. Finally, almost as an aside, this paper briefly examines the internal controversies bedeviling the literature.
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"The following paper will briefly review the existing literature on the concepts of transnationalism, assimilation and citizenship. Specifically, the ensuing literature review explores these three concepts and points out, where appropriate, areas of concern in how the academic community has addressed each. As should become evident, citizenship is now a problematic term in large measure because the traditional political demarcations that made it easily apprehensible to the casual observer have given way to new and more complex understandings brought about by its complicated and even antagonistic interaction with the growing global phenomenon of transnationalism. "
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Capitalism vs. Citizenship, 2003.
Argues that the concepts of capitalism and citizenship are inevitably opposed to one another.
1,003 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 7 sources, APA, £ 24.95
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This essays discusses how the three elements of citizenship, as described by T.H. Marshall in his text 'Citizenship and Social Class?, are incompatible with capitalism. The paper ultimately describes how capitalism has no interest in sustaining civil, political and social rights. The paper also uses graphs.
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"Citizenship and capitalism are inevitably opposed to one another. If citizenship strives to create equality amongst all citizens, then capitalism does the opposite, creating inequalities between the people. By a Marxist definition, capitalism is a mode of production based on the unequal distribution of resources. Citizenship on the other hand is the status of those who are full members of a community (Marshall 1983). Those with citizenship have equal rights and duties (Marshall 1983). Purely by these simple definitions alone, the contradictions are conspicuous between citizenship and capitalism. This essay will discuss why capitalism is incompatible with the three main elements of citizenship ? those elements being political, social and civil (Marshall 1983), but first comparing the varying definitions and theories relating to citizenship and capitalism."
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U.S. Citizenship, 2004.
Examines the issue of citizenship in America, especially since 9/11.
1,100 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 26.95
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Debates concerning the rights of citizenship have been voiced since the founding of the United States. This paper shows that since September 11, 2001, new debates have emerged concerning the preservation of the Bill of Rights by many who fear laws such as the Patriot Act will erode the rights of citizens by granting new police powers to federal authorities and sharply curtailing the free speech and due process rights of citizens, legal immigrants, and foreign nationals. This paper shows that, far from an abstract theoretical concept, the issue of U.S. citizenship has been a much-fought-over political prize and a consciously wielded economic tool for centuries and remains so today.
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"Debates about citizenship help us better understand the dynamics of the constitutional development within American history because the debates begin at the grassroots level of society. It is the average American citizens challenging the legality of laws and the violations of constitutional rights that bring about change. Such challenges have resulted in the abolishment of slavery, the women?s right to vote, Native Americans rights, monopolization of business, abortion rights, and educational rights and have changed the scope of American culture. Supreme Court decisions are subject to the changing climate of society. What is acceptable, whether morally or legally, within one era of history, may find no tolerance in another."
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Citizenship, 2002.
An overview of various debates and court cases concerning American citizenship issues.
1,102 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 26.95
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This paper examines how opinions concerning the rights of citizenship have been voiced since the founding of the United States with issues such as civil rights, whether they be Native American, African-American, women, or educational rights. It looks at how ,since September 11, 2001, new opinions have emerged concerning the preservation of the Bill of Rights by the many who fear that laws such as the Patriot Act will erode the rights of citizens. It shows how debates about citizenship help us to better understand the dynamics of Constitutional development within American history because the debates begin at the grassroots level of society. It reviews some famous cases throughout American history that have challenged the definition of who is a citizen.
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"In Dred Scott v. Sanford, 1857, discussed the question of citizenship and the Fifth Amendment (Supreme pg). Dred Scott was a slave who was taken by his owner, Sanford, into northern federal territory and felt that he was free due to the Missouri Compromise of 1820, which excluded slavery from sections of the U.S. territories, thus, when he came back to Missouri, Scott sued Sanford for his freedom (Supreme pg). The Court ruled that slaves were property, not citizens and therefore Scott was not entitled to use the courts (Supreme pg). Focusing on the rights of the owner, the Court declared that slaves had no rights and that freeing Scott would be in violation of the Fifth Amendment because it would deprive Sanford of his property without due process of law and moreover declared that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional (Supreme pg). "
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Women's Citizenship in Canada: Are We There yet?, 2006.
A discussion exploring female citizenship in Canada.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 6 sources, £ 49.95
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This paper discusses how Canadian citizenship is a hot top due to various reasons. According to the paper, group politics plays a pervasive role in the formulation of national policy, and group politics has become a prominent component of this nation's jurisprudence at the highest levels. This paper explores female citizenship in Canada and argues that, while things are far from perfect, the idea that women are not full and equal citizens of the Canadian state is really a risible one.
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Citizenship under Neoliberalism, 2002.
An examination of the issues of citizenship under Neoliberalism from a British perspective.
2,877 words (approx. 11.5 pages), 9 sources, MLA, £ 59.95
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This paper first describes the changes Neoliberal administrations in Britain made to citizenship and the arguments that were used to justify those changes. It also critically assesses these arguments. The writer then provides a detailed illustration of how one specific group fared with respect to one or more aspects of citizenship rights over the Neoliberal period.
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"Faulks (1998:2-5) identifies citizenship as comprising legal definitions of citizens? rights and duties as members of a nation-state, philosophical definitions concerning the role of the state to deliver a just society and socio-political definitions that consider power relations that exist and affect society. These three elements overlap. Neoliberalism in Britain placed its emphasis on replacing social rights with market forces. As Faulks (1998:pages 53, 54 and 92) explains, this was the dominant ideology of the Thatcher and Major (and Blair) governments, inspired by Hayek and Nozick. One of the key doctrines of neoliberalism ideology was the ?superiority of the free market over state planning in providing for individual freedom and prosperity?. From this, numerous issues arise, of which the following will be considered: privatisation; the relationship between individuals and society; the concept of active citizens; and the role of the state."
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Nation, State, Citizenship, 2005.
An analysis of contemporary issues relating to citizenship in modern democratic societies.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 11 sources, £ 49.95
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This paper examines modern democratic societies, and discusses how liberal democratic principles are at odds with the model of citizenship held by modern nation-states. The paper shows that conflicts and disputes have arisen because universalistic claims of liberalism and democracy appear to be incompatible with the exclusionary, boundary-staking functions of citizenship laws and policies of the contemporary nation-states. Subsequently, nation-states are under siege from several directions as they struggle to reconcile universal principles of liberalism and democracy with modern political realities.
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Multiculturalism and Citizenship in Canada, 2002.
How the issue of multiculturalism is tied in to the issue of citizenship in Canada.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 1 source, £ 42.95
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This paper discusses the issue of multiculturalism and citizenship, based on the Canadian situation, and is based on the following article: Jones, B.M. (2000). Multiculturalism and Citizenship: The Status of 'Visible Minorities' in Canada. Canadian Ethnic Studies. 32(1).
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Citizenship, 2005.
This paper examines citizenship and its relevance and meaning to Americans.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, £ 24.95
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The paper focuses on the issue of citizenship and what it means to Americans. The paper utilizes the text of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, "A Letter from the Birmingham Jail," and Peter J. Gomes' speech, "Civic Virtue and the Character of Fellowship," as the core of the paper. The paper discusses these texts and their meanings and thus discovers the concept of citizenship and includes the argument over which concept best fits our time in the US.
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"Citizenship in the United States has often been defined in many ways. For many it is a birth right, to others it is something that is obtained through legal formality. Yet, being a citizen in relation to documentation and being a citizen who is a proud member of a structure that works as one unit in the interest of the greater good, are often not ideals that exist in conjunction with one another in America. Peter J. Gomes, Professor at Harvard, and Baptist Minister wrote of his concepts of citizenship in a speech to the University of Texas in 1997. Entitled, "Civic Virtue and the Character of Fellowship: A New Take on an Old Hope," the lecture demonstrated Gomes' vision of an America that seemed to have forgotten what elements are incorporated into being a citizen and reflects on the history of fellowship, (Gomes 242)."
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Greek and Roman Citizenship, 2002.
An analysis of Roman and Greek views on citizenship.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 10 sources, £ 42.95
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This analysis of the views of Romans and Greeks on citizenship in APA format and compares and contrasts both from the historical point of view.
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