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 CitizenshipChapter 1. From Paris and Rome to European ElectionsChapter 2. The Spinelli ProjectChapter 3. Europe of ‘No Borders' Chapter 4. The Maastricht ProcessChapter 5. Post-Maastricht Discourse on CitizenshipChapter 6. The Convention on the Future of EuropeChapter 7. Bringing the Domestic In: European Projects, National Traditions, and Citizenship in the EUConclusionsTimeline of European Integration and the Issue of CitizenshipReferences

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 CitizenshipChapter 1. From Paris and Rome to European ElectionsChapter 2. The Spinelli ProjectChapter 3. Europe of ‘No Borders' Chapter 4. The Maastricht ProcessChapter 5. Post-Maastricht Discourse on CitizenshipChapter 6. The Convention on the Future of EuropeChapter 7. Bringing the Domestic In: European Projects, National Traditions, and Citizenship in the EUConclusionsTimeline of European Integration and the Issue of CitizenshipReferences