Citizenship and Social Exclusion at the Margins of the Welfare State

<p>This book presents a critical account of how citizenship unfolds among socially marginalised groups in democratic welfare states. Legal political and sociological perspectives are applied to offer an assessment of the extent and depth of citizenship for marginalised groups in countries which are expected to offer their members a highly inclusive form of citizenship.</p><p>The book studies the legal and political status of members of a nation-state and analyses how this is followed up in practice by examining the subjective feelings of membership belonging or identity as well as opportunities to participate actively and be included in different areas of society. </p><p>Showing how the welfare state and society treat citizens at risk of social exclusion and offering new insights into the conceptual interconnection between citizenship social exclusion and the democratic welfare state the book will be of interest to all scholars students and academics of social policy social work and public policy.</p>