Active and Passive Citizens
Book • 2024
Richard Tuck's 'Active and Passive Citizens' examines historical and theoretical distinctions between different models of citizenship, including arguments for more participatory or plebiscitary democratic forms.
Tuck situates debates about civic engagement within republican and liberal traditions, analyzing how notions of active citizenship have been construed and defended.
Colin Bird cites it as a contemporary text that works well in an introductory democracy unit alongside other democratic theories.
The piece is valued pedagogically for provoking debate about democratic design and citizen roles in modern states.
It helps students connect theoretical claims about participation to practical institutional arrangements.
Tuck situates debates about civic engagement within republican and liberal traditions, analyzing how notions of active citizenship have been construed and defended.
Colin Bird cites it as a contemporary text that works well in an introductory democracy unit alongside other democratic theories.
The piece is valued pedagogically for provoking debate about democratic design and citizen roles in modern states.
It helps students connect theoretical claims about participation to practical institutional arrangements.
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