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.

"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

• 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

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.

"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

• 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