Janet Newman is professor of social policy and criminology at The Open University, UK. Evelien Tonkens is professor of sociology at the University of Amsterdam.

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• Acknowledgements ,1 Introduction, 2 Citizenship and healthcare in Germany, 3 The embrace of responsibility, 4 From social citizenship to active citizenship?, 5 Active citizenship in Norwegian elderly care, 6 Mobilising the active citizen in the UK, 7 Dividing or combining citizens, Just being an ‘active citizen’?, 9 Caring responsibilities, 10 Active citizenship, 11 Active citizens, activist professionals, 12 Towards a feminist politics of active citizenship, About the editors and contributors, Index