Theorizing Citizenship

Ronald Beiner is Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto. His book What's the Matter with Liberalism? recently won the Canadian Political Science Association's Macpherson Prize.

• Acknowledgments Introduction: Why Citizenship Constitutes a Theoretical Problem in the Last Decade of the Twentieth Century 1. J. G. A. Pocock: The Ideal of Citizenship Since Classical Times 2. Michael Ignatieff: The Myth of Citizenship 3. George Armstrong Kelly: Who Needs a Theory of Citizenship? 4. Richard E. Flathman: Citizenship and Authority: A Chastened View of Citizenship 5. Michael Walzer: The Civil Society Argument 6. Iris Marion Young: Polity and Group Difference: A Critique of the Ideal of University Citizenship 7. Alasdair MacIntyre: Is Patriotism a Virtue? 8. Joseph H. Carens: Aliens and Citizens: The Case for Open Borders 9. Jurgen Habermas: Citizenship and National Identity: Some Reflections on the Future of Europe 10. Will Kymlicka and Wayne Norman: Return of the Citizen: A Survey of Recent Work on Citizenship Theory Contributors Index

"Professor Beiner has collected an excellent set of essays on a topic that is once again commanding widespread attention among political thinkers and policy-makers. As a set, the essays are historically rich, analytically rigorous, and highly provocative." — Richard Dagger, Arizona State University"This is a collection of first-rate articles on an important topic—citizenship—by a group of very well-known and highly respected political theorists. Bringing them together into one volume is a great service." — Bernard Yack, University of Wisconsin, Madison