The Politics of Multiscalar Citizenship

The Case of Lesbian and Gay Organizing in Canada

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ID4524948
AutoresJohn Grundy (0000-0002-4713-9443, York University, autor correspondente), Miriam Smith (0000-0001-9587-0129, Trent University)
Ano2005
Volume9
Fascículo4
Páginas389-404
Data de publicação2005-09-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCitizenship Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1362-1025 • E-ISSN: 1469-3593
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13621020500211388
OpenAlexW2032631658
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas26
Referências citadas19

Citizenship is increasingly viewed as a multiscalar social practice, constituted and contested at local, urban, national and transnational scales. This paper attempts to bring this insight to bear on the study of queer social movement politics. A multiscalar perspective, we argue, enriches our understanding of contemporary LGBT citizenship struggles. Using qualitative case studies of lesbian and gay organizing at the pan-Canadian and urban levels in Canada, the paper demonstrates the relationships that exist between and among citizenship struggles and practices across scales. Queer political struggles at the urban level diverge widely from those at the pan-Canadian level. By using a multiscalar approach, we are able to demonstrate these critically important political differences. The paper contributes to an understanding of multiscalar citizenship by showing the different forms of politics that are produced at different scales of social movement organizing

Citizenship · Lesbian · Political science · Politics · Queer · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy