Allegiance and identity in a globalised world
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Allegiance and identity in a globalised world
（Connecting international law with public law / series editors, Kim Rubenstein, Thomas Pogge）
Cambridge University Press, 2014
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Based on workshop held on 19-21 July 2010 at the Australian National University
Summary: "Interrogating the concepts of allegiance and identity in a globalised world involves renewing our understanding of membership and participation within and beyond the nation-state. Allegiance can be used to define a singular national identity and common connection to a nation-state. In a global context, however, we need more dynamic conceptions to understand the importance of maintaining diversity and building allegiance with others outside borders. Understanding how allegiance and identity are being reconfigured today provides valuable insights into important contemporary debates around citizenship. This book reveals how public and international law understand allegiance and identity. Each involves viewing the nation-state as fundamental to concepts of allegiance and identity, but they also see the world slightly differently. With contributions from philosophers, political scientists and social psychologists, the result is a thorough appraisal of allegiance and identity in a range of socio-legal con
Summary: "The idea for this series began in June 2005, when Kim Rubenstein applied for the position of Professor and Director of the Centre for International and Public Law at the ANU College of Law. The Centre is recognised as the leading Australian academic centre bringing togeth"-- Provided by publisher
Includes bibliographical references (pages 590-658) and index
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Contents of Works
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: allegiance and identity in a globalised world Fiona Jenkins, Mark Nolan and Kim Rubenstein; Part I. Constitutional Legal Foundations: 2. Identity at the edge of the constitutional community Elisa Arcioni; 3. An odd partnership: identity-based constitutional claims in modern democracy Vito Breda; 4. Reconciling regional autonomy with national sovereignty: what does China mean to Hong Kong? Simon Marsden; 5. Is Europe still worth fighting for? Allegiance, identity, and integration paradigms revisited Pablo Cristobal Jimenez Lobeira; Part II. Indigenous and Customary Law: 6. (Em)placing law: migration, belonging and place in Solomon Islands Rebecca Monson and George Hoa'au; 7. Does law constitute identity? Indigenous allegiance and identity in Australia Asmi Wood and Jo-Anne Weinman; Part III. Social Inclusion and Exclusion: 8. Pledging allegiance: the strangers inside democracy and citizenship Fiona Jenkins; 9. When immigrants and converts are not truly one of u