TY - BOOK ID - 79204465 TI - Making citizens in Africa PY - 2013 SN - 9781107035317 9781107610385 9781139547468 9781107336902 1107336902 1107035317 1107610389 1107327148 110733358X 1107335248 1139547461 PB - Cambridge Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Sociology of culture KW - Political sociology KW - Community organization KW - Ethiopia KW - Citizenship KW - Political participation KW - Language policy KW - National characteristics, Ethiopian. KW - Ethiopian national characteristics KW - Glottopolitics KW - Institutional linguistics KW - Language and languages KW - Language and state KW - Languages, National KW - Languages, Official KW - National languages KW - Official languages KW - State and language KW - Communication policy KW - Language planning KW - Citizen participation KW - Community action KW - Community involvement KW - Community participation KW - Involvement, Community KW - Mass political behavior KW - Participation, Citizen KW - Participation, Community KW - Participation, Political KW - Political activity KW - Political behavior KW - Political rights KW - Social participation KW - Political activists KW - Politics, Practical KW - Birthright citizenship KW - Citizenship (International law) KW - National citizenship KW - Nationality (Citizenship) KW - Political science KW - Public law KW - Allegiance KW - Civics KW - Domicile KW - Social aspects KW - Government policy KW - Law and legislation KW - Politics and government KW - Social Sciences KW - Political Science UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:79204465 AB - Smith argues that citizenship creation and expansion is a pivotal part of political contestation in Africa today. Citizenship is a powerful analytical tool to approach political life in contemporary Africa because the institutional and structural reforms of the past two decades have been inextricably linked with the battle over the 'right to have rights'. Professor Lahra Smith's work advances the notion of meaningful citizenship, referring to the ways in which rights are exercised, or the effective practice of citizenship. Using data from Ethiopia and developing a historically informed study of language policy, ethnicity and gender identities, Smith analyzes the contestation over citizenship that engages the state, social movements and individuals in substantive ways. By combining original data on language policy in contemporary Ethiopia with detailed historical study and a focus on ethnicity, citizenship and gender, this work brings a fresh approach to Ethiopian political development and contemporary citizenship concerns across Africa. ER -