Since 9/11, national governments in the global North have struggled togovern populations and manage cross-border traffic without building newbarriers to trade. What does citizenship mean in an era of heightenedtension between global capitalism and the nation-state? Building onFoucault's concept of biopolitics and an examination of nationalborder and detention policies, Rygiel argues that citizenship isbecoming a globalizing regime to govern mobility. The new regime isdeepening boundaries based on race, class, and gender, and causingWestern nations to embrace a more technocratic, depoliticizedunderstanding of citizenship.
- ISBN10 0774818069
- ISBN13 9780774818063
- Publish Date 1 January 2011 (first published 1 September 2010)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country CA
- Imprint University of British Columbia Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 272
- Language English