Peter J. Spiro is Charles Weiner Professor of Law at Temple University. A former State Department lawyer, National Security Council staff member, and U.S. Supreme Court law clerk, he has written on international, immigration, and constitutional law for many of the nation's top law reviews as well as such publications as Foreign Affairs, The Wall Street Journal, and The New Republic.
This is a major contribution to the issue of political membership
in our unsettled world. Its distinctiveness is a mix of precision
and the shattering of traditional conceptual boundaries, which
allows Spiro to open up new analytical terrain in a subject more
often developed through the language of aspirations. * Saskia
Sassen, author of Territory, Authority, Rights and Helen and Robert
Lynd Professor of Sociology, Columbia University *
In this lucid, engaging, and highly accessible book, Peter Spiro
traces the erosion of the legal foundations of American citizenship
and shows why the foundations cannot be repaired. Spiro argues that
it is no longer possible to sustain a distinctive American
identity. This book poses an important challenge to anyone seeking
to view American social and political life through the lens of
citizenship. * Joseph H. Carens, author of Culture, Citizenship,
and Community and Professor of Political Science, University of
Toronto *
A lively and accessible investigation of how the law and practice
of citizenship are being transformed by globalization. Professor
Spiro fearlessly explores the ultimate consequences of current
trends and arguments. His vision of a future multiplicity of
partial citizenships raises serious challenges for democratic
politics. Spiro's account is provocative throughout and provides
rich food for thought. * Gerald Neuman, author of Strangers to the
Constitution and J. Sinclair Armstrong Professor of International,
Foreign, and Comparative Law, Harvard Law School *
In Beyond Citizenship, one of our best and most provocative
scholars demonstrates with skill, erudition, and an engaging style
accessible to all how globalization's tectonic forces are eroding
the coherence of American citizenship, the supposed bedrock of our
national identity. With this much-needed book, our debate on this
vital subject will never be the same. * Peter H. Schuck, author of
Citizenship Without Consent and Citizens, Strangers, and
In-Betweens and Simeon E. Baldwin Professor, Yale Law School *
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