At a time of rising populism and debate about immigration, Jo Shaw sets out to review interactions between constitutions and constructs of citizenship. This incisive appraisal is the first sustained treatment of the relationship between citizenship and constitutional law in a comparative and transnational perspective. Drawing on examples from around the world, the author assesses how countries’ legal, political and cultural processes help to determine the boundaries of citizenship.

Jo Shaw, The People in Question Citizens and Constitutions in Uncertain Times, Bristol University Press, 2020.