Societal actors and intersectional citizenship

Abstract

Societies increasingly manifest themselves as melting pots for many different cultures, ideologies, ethnicities and identities. Along these lines and across their intersections, we see societal actors striving for rights, recognition and freedom. The norms and values of these actors often stand in conflict with one another, and common ground for negotiation is a challenging thing to achieve. Rising tensions between women’s rights movements and traditional religious institutions, frictions between LGBTQ+ rights activists and existing citizenship legislation, and refugees negotiating their citizenship status within their states of reception portray these challenges clearly and visibly. Societal clashes as such become ever more pressing in current times of polarization and democratic crisis, and their disputes become ever more complicated to solve. Which mechanisms can help find common ground between opposing societal actors? How can citizenship rights and freedoms effectively be negotiated in cases where norms and values collide?

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