Protesting against citizenship

Nick Vaughan-Williams*

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Abstract

In The Transformation of Political Community (Cambridge: Polity Press, 1998) Andrew Linklater suggests that he and Jacques Derrida share a "vision in which the totalising project is brought to an end" (pp. 74-75). However, the concept of citizenship acts as a prism through which Linklater and Derrida diverge radically. Linklater defends a dialogic conception of cosmopolitan citizenship in pursuit of more inclusive political arrangements. For Derrida, on the other hand, the future of the political requires radical openness to the coming of a universal alliance or solidarity beyond or in protest against citizenship. This article explores the divergence: first, to call into question Linklater's self-emplacement; second, to open up new angles of critique of his vision expressed in The Transformation of Political Community; and third, to emphasise the force of the Derridean argument.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)167-179
Number of pages13
JournalCitizenship Studies
Volume9
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2005

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geography, Planning and Development
  • Political Science and International Relations

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