ABSTRACT
Discussions of the development and change of citizenship in Western Europe most often focus on economic, social, and/or domestic political issues (e.g., Barbalet 1988; Hindess 1987; Marshall 1950; Meehan 1993; Turner 1986, 1993). However, this chapter takes us beyond these discussions and attaches importance to the military and security dimension of the state in order to understand the modern concept of citizenship. The problem of defense has historically been one of the most fundamental concerns and functions of the state, and the importance of this aspect in the development of citizenship is too often not given enough attention in the theoretical literature on citizenship.
