The Politics of Multiscalar Citizenship

The Case of Lesbian and Gay Organizing in Canada

Bibliographic Data

ID4524948
AuthorsJohn Grundy (0000-0002-4713-9443, York University, corresponding author), Miriam Smith (0000-0001-9587-0129, Trent University)
Year2005
Volume9
Issue4
Pages389-404
Publication date2005-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCitizenship Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1362-1025 • E-ISSN: 1469-3593
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13621020500211388
OpenAlexW2032631658
LanguageEN
Citations received26
References cited19

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