This edited volume presents a critique of citizenship as exclusively and even originally a European or 'Western' institution. It explores the ways in which we may begin to think differently about citizenship as political subjectivity.

1. Transforming Political Theory; Engin Isin PART I: UNDOING CITIZENSHIP 2. Abject Choices? Orientalism, Citizenship and Autonomy; Leticia Sabsay3. Disorienting Austerity: The Indebted Citizen as the New Soul of Europe; Andrea Mura4. The Imperial Citizen: British India and French Algeria; Jack Harrington5. Haredi Settlers: the Non-Zionist Jewish Settlers of the West Bank; Dana Rubin PART II: UNCOVERING CITIZENSHIP 6. Overlapping Sovereignties: Gurus and Citizenship; Aya Ikegame7. Contesting neo-orientalism: Terrorism Detentions, Migrant Activism, and the Claim for Justice; Iker Barbero8. Multicultural Society Must Be Defended?; Zaki Nahaboo9. Law, Orientalism and Citizenship: British-Muslim Family Law; Lisa Pilgram PART III: REFIGURING CITIZENSHIP 10. Performing Citizenship: Acts of Writing; Alessandra Marino11. Haunted Citizens: Of Ghosts, Gang Rapes, and ?z?d?; Tara Atluri12. Foolish Citizens; Deena Dajani13. Citizenship ' 's Empire; Engin Isin