Espen D. H. Olsen is a Senior Researcher at Arena, University of Oslo, Norway. His academic interests are mainly political theory and the European Union with specific focus on institution-building, constitution-making and identity, citizenship studies, citizen deliberation, and qualitative methods. His work has been published in the Journal of European Public Policy.

"Olsen critically examines claims about the supposed supranational or postnational nature of EU citizenship and concludes instead that it is transnational: despite increasingly complex multilevel and international configurations of rights and membership, citizenship in Europe remains tied to established political communities. A wonderful addition to the literature on the most significant and exciting transformation of citizenship and nationality in the contemporary world." - Willem Maas, York University

• Introduction: The Challenge of European Citizenship; Chapter 1. From Paris and Rome to European Elections; Chapter 2. The Spinelli Project; Chapter 3. Europe of 'No Borders' ; Chapter 4. The Maastricht Process; Chapter 5. Post-Maastricht Discourse on Citizenship; Chapter 6. The Convention on the Future of Europe; Chapter 7. Bringing the Domestic In: European Projects, National Traditions, and Citizenship in the EU; Conclusions; Timeline of European Integration and the Issue of Citizenship. References.

Espen D. H. Olsen is a Senior Researcher at Arena, University of Oslo, Norway. His academic interests are mainly political theory and the European Union with specific focus on institution-building, constitution-making and identity, citizenship studies, citizen deliberation, and qualitative methods. His work has been published in the Journal of European Public Policy.

"Olsen critically examines claims about the supposed supranational or postnational nature of EU citizenship and concludes instead that it is transnational: despite increasingly complex multilevel and international configurations of rights and membership, citizenship in Europe remains tied to established political communities. A wonderful addition to the literature on the most significant and exciting transformation of citizenship and nationality in the contemporary world." - Willem Maas, York University

• Introduction: The Challenge of European Citizenship; Chapter 1. From Paris and Rome to European Elections; Chapter 2. The Spinelli Project; Chapter 3. Europe of 'No Borders' ; Chapter 4. The Maastricht Process; Chapter 5. Post-Maastricht Discourse on Citizenship; Chapter 6. The Convention on the Future of Europe; Chapter 7. Bringing the Domestic In: European Projects, National Traditions, and Citizenship in the EU; Conclusions; Timeline of European Integration and the Issue of Citizenship. References.