Workshop Activity Political culture, identity and citizenship

Group 1 This group should discuss the principles which underpin British citizenship? Has new security legislation changed the relationship between the individual and the state? To what extent has devolution had a impact on identity and citizenship in the UK?

Group 2 This group should compare French and German concepts of citizenship with the British model. What are the implications for political culture, identity and integration arising from these different approaches?

Group 3 This group should examine the issue of multi-layered identity and citizenship Is British identity better understood in terms of multiple identities e.g. Black British; Scottish & British rather than simply ‘British’? Do you feel European?

Group 4 This group should consider whether we are now all global citizens: Has the development of new technologies and supranational economic and political organisations delivered a post-national citizenship? Is cosmopolitanism a better concept for understanding modern citizenship?