Bringing together a transcontinental group of anthropologists, this book provides an in-depth look at the current processes of immigration, political behavior, and citizenship in both the United States and Europe. Essays draw on issues of race, national identity, religion, and more, while addressing questions, including: How should citizenship be defined? In what ways do immigrants use the political process to achieve group aims? And, how do adults and youth learn to become active participants in the public sphere?

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Inclusion and Exclusion: Discourses of Belonging
Part II. Political Mobilization and Claims Making
Part III. New Spaces of Citizenship
Afterword: Some Concluding Reflections
References
Contributors
Index