(DOWNLOAD) "Identity, Equality and Participation: Testing the Dimensions of Citizenship in Canada and Belgium." by Canadian Ethnic Studies Journal # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Identity, Equality and Participation: Testing the Dimensions of Citizenship in Canada and Belgium.
- Author : Canadian Ethnic Studies Journal
- Release Date : January 22, 2004
- Genre: Social Science,Books,Nonfiction,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 291 KB
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ABSTRACT/RESUME The main purpose of the present paper is to develop the scientific concept of citizenship. In this article, we present two recent research projects concerned with the simultaneous measure of the multiple dimensions of citizenship at the individual level and the identification of the relations and distinctions between them, one such study conducted on a sample of young Canadian citizens, the second on a Belgian sample composed of Belgian citizens and Turkish and Moroccan non-national residents of Belgium. Although their methodology differs considerably, both studies identified three core, theoretical dimensions that are remarkably similar and coincide with those discussed in related empirical studies and theoretical models: identity, social equality, and norms, and participation. Results reveal common tendencies, notably the possibility of a link between aspects of identity and participation, as well as variations suggesting that the relationship among variables is more complex than one might wish for in a citizenship model aspiring to universality. Although officials need to have access to a relatively clear definition of what citizenship encompasses, this implies a certain normalization of an ideal that might not reflect actual forms of citizenship present in the population. Such research can thus contribute to the development of public policies that relate the associated needs to forms of citizenship as these are experienced by ordinary citizens in their daily life.