Citizenship among the historians

Around the time of establishment Citizenship Studies, historians had a straightforward picture what it was, and how developed. been invented in Ancient Greece, where philosophers like Aristotle outlined its main features, which remained basically unchanged until twentieth century. was male prerogative, closely related to political participation for long only available Europeans. Only post-colonial regimes could rest world develop own forms citizenship. This is hard square with contents have indeed moved on, as discussion three major books demonstrates. Such changes have, however, not come about result impact journal among historians, because that has very limited so far. The paper speculates other explanations this parallel development.