Where do political identities come from, how do they change over time, and what is their impact on political life? Leading political and social theorists address the changing character of political identity, membership, and attachment in the contemporary world in a variety of applied contexts. List of figures vii List of tables viii List of contributors ix Editors' introduction 1(16) Seyla Benhabib Ian Shapiro Danilo Petranovic Part I. Emergence and limits of national political identities From affiliation to affinity: citizenship in the transition from empire to the nation-state 17(28) Faruk Birtek Transnationalizing the public sphere: on the legitimacy and efficacy of public opinion in a post Westphalian world 45(22) Nancy Fraser ``Being there'': place, territory, and identity 67(18) Charles S. Maier Political boundaries in a multilevel democracy 85(28) Rainer Baubock Part II. Multiple identities in practice: the European example Building European institutions: beyond strong ties and weak commitments 113(23) Veit Bader Soft borders and transnational citizens 136(23) Julie Mostov Transnational nationalism: redefining nation and territory 159(22) Riva Kastoryano Part III. Decoupling citizenship from identity Binding problems, boundary problems: the trouble with ``democratic citizenship'' 181(25) Clarissa Rile Hayward Immigrant political integration and ethnic civic communities in Amsterdam 206(20) Jean Tillie Boris Slijper Nonterritorial boundaries of citizenship 226(31) Melissa S. Williams Against birthright privilege: redefining citizenship as property 257(28) Ayelet Shachar Part IV. Identity and historical injustice Social solidarity as a problem for cosmopolitan democracy 285(18) Craig Calhoun The continuing significance of ethnocultural identity 303(22) Jorge M. Valadez Amnesty or impunity? A preliminary critique of the Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa 325(37) Mahmood Mamdani Law's races 362(24) Rogers M. Smith References 386(31) Index 417