Janet Roitman Bücher

Represents a different approach to the question of citizenship amid the changing global economy and the fiscal crisis of the nation-state. This book examines the nature of fiscal relationships between the state and its citizens. It argues that citizenship is being redefined through a renegotiation of the rights and obligations.

Taking the so-called subprime mortgage crisis as her case study, Janet Roitman analyzes crisis as a narrative device, explaining how the term enables some narratives and questions while foreclosing others.