Multilevel Citizenship challenges the dominant conception of citizenship as legal and political equality within a sovereign state, demonstrates how citizenship

States have historically led in rights expansion for marginalized populations and remain leaders today on the rights of undocumented immigrants.

Explores ways to make democracy work better, with particular focus on the integral role of local institutions.

Citizen Participation in Multi-level Democracies offers an overview of new forms of participatory democracy in federally and regionally organised multi-level st

This Handbook sets a new agenda for theoretical and practical explorations of citizenship, analysing the main challenges and prospects informing today's world o