Maarten Vink explores change and resilience of citizenship under
pressure from European integration. To assess the meaning of national
and European citizenship the book analyzes parliamentary immigration
debates from the 1990s in the Netherlands. The hesitant penetration of
'Europe' in these domestic debates on issues of asylum, resident status
and nationality evidences the continuing relevance of domestic politics
for the extension of membership and rights to non-citizens, and
demonstrates the unsettled nature of European citizenship.