XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology (July 15-21, 2018)

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Renegotiating Citizenship and Social Capital

RC42 Social Psychology (host committee)
RC46 Clinical Sociology

Language: Spanish, French and English

Citizenship rights are conferred by and sometimes denied by the state. Sociologically speaking, there are a plethora of diverse contexts within which particular groups have lost privileges that were previously protected by the state or a similar institution.  This session is focused upon the subjective experience of this perceived loss and how different social groups renegotiate, in particular through resuscitating old networks and allegiances and/or forming new ones. Those previously included, when feeling excluded, seek new ways of asserting their citizenship. The fascinating  tension between the dynamics of inclusion, and the desire not to be included, but rather to be a distinct entity, could be considered. Interventions aimed at achieving inclusion are of particular interest. Papers focusing on subjective exclusion and the process of renegotiated inclusion, and especially interventions as related to social capital are welcome in this session.