SSCI 165Lgw Lecture 35: SSCI Lecture 35 Sustainable Citizenship and Livelihoods
Document Summary
Classical idea of citizenship: good man vs. good citizen. Private morality, empathy, but not civic virtue. Must actually be related to community you get rights, but in turn also responsibilities. Obey the law, uphold the state, and make the law: key features. Relied on slave econ and subjugation of women as its material basis. Both ruled by law and make laws. Yeoman farmer (jefferson, special role of land) Democratic praxis (voting, jury service, service in office) Modern citizenship: state-centered: expansive but tied to nation-state (colonial legacies, relatively passive concept of rights/responsibilities, white property-owning males most all white men most all men most all men and women (hierarchy) Sustainable citizenship idea: bullen & whitehead: Space (global) everyone is a citizen of the planet overall. Promote even development within generation and ensure that posterity has equal access to resources as well. Understanding sustainable citizenship: compare to aristotle.
