Creating European Citizens

Governments around the world traditionally distinguish insiders (citizens) from outsiders (foreigners). Yet citizens of European Union now have at least two citizenships that of their member state and that of Europe. Over the past half century an extensive set of supranational rights has been created in Europe that removes member governments' authority to privilege their own citizens, a hallmark of sovereignty. European citizenship not only provides individuals with choices about where to live and work but also forces governments to respect those choices. Explaining this innovation why states cede their sovereignty and eradicate or redefine the boundaries of the political community by including foreigners, this book analyzes the development of European citizenship and the evolution of supranational rights.

ISBN 0742554864   Pages 176 ISBN13 9780742554863 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Rowman & Littlefield   Weight (grammes) 286 Imprint Rowman & Littlefield   Published in Lanham, MD Format Paperback   Height (mm) 229 Publication date 28 Feb 2007   Width (mm) 152 Library of Congress 2006031617   Spine width (mm) 14 DEWEY 323.6094   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC22

Ch. 1		Introducing European rights		11
Ch. 2		From rights to citizenship		29
Ch. 3		Maastricht's constitutional moment		45
Ch. 4		Europe's homogenous space		61
Ch. 5		Toward a constitution		77
Ch. 6		The limits of European citizenship		95

[The Book] has many strengths....the organization of the book is masterly. All these issues are woven together in a mere 120 pages of text in such a way that none of their complexity is lost while, at the same time, the book could easily be read by an interested member of the public as well as the student or scholar.--Elizabeth Meehan "Eusa Review, Fall 2007 "

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