Democratic citizenship in flux : conceptions of citizenship in the light of political and social fragmentation Frontmatter Contents Citizenship in flux: Introduction and a conceptual approach Exclusive citizenship as basis for chauvinistic nationalism Public perception of European Union citizenship at the local level Political contestation and domestic politics in EU financial regulation Formal citizenship in European constitutions Citizenship regimes and diaspora politics: The case of politically involved Turkish migrants in Germany Borders of Citizenship Biopolitics and differential inclusion in local fields of labor and asylum Activist citizens beyond dichotomies: Migrant rights activism in Hamburg Who belongs to ›the people‹ The societal boundaries of national and European notions of citizenship Can nationalists be democratic citizens in the age of global migration Boundaries of political community and their impact on liberal orientation in EU societies About the authors Traditionally citizenship has been defined as the legal and political link between individuals and their democratic political community. However traditional conceptions of democratic citizenship are currently challenged by various developments like migration the rise of populism increasing polarization social fragmentation and the challenging of representative democracy as well as developments in digital communication technology. Against this background this book reflects recent conceptions of citizenship by bringing together insights from different disciplines such as political science sociology economics law and history