Description: Citizens' rights are the essential connecting link between human rights and life in a democratic society. The right to be a citizen can bridge the gap between the universality of human rights and the changing political and social settings of people's lives.
Review Quotes: "Hirsch Ballin's book is very important for academics and practitioners in the field of citizenship...it embraces the complexity of citizenship with all its academic, practical and emotional meanings. Hopefully, Hirsh Ballin's work can serve as a compass for new directions in immigration and naturalisation debates."
-Katja Swider, University of Amsterdam
"[...] in summary, Hirsch Ballins' book provides a profound and original perspective on the future of national citizenship. Resuming his academic work after a lengthy political career, the author connects a wide variety of pressing contemporary political and constitutional issues with long-lasting academic debates.I would recommend it to political and legal scholars interested in the connections between democracy, the rule of law, and international human rights and to those interested in the governance of national citizenship in an increasingly interconnected and globalized world."
Tamar de Waal, Netherlands Journal of Legal Philosophy, 45:1 (2016), pp.89-91.