Introduction: Citizens of the deportspora
1. The subject of irregularity
2. Abandoned citizens
3. Accidental citizens
4. Irregular economies of rescue and revocation
5. Irregular returns: repatriation from below
6. Liberating irregularity: democratizing borders in sanctuary cities
Conclusion: Unsettling irregular citizenship
Biography
Peter Nyers is University Scholar and Associate Professor of the Politics of Citizenship and Intercultural Relations in the Department of Political Science, McMaster University. He is the author of Rethinking Refugees: Beyond States of Emergency (Routledge 2006) and is a Chief Editor of Citizenship Studies.
"A remarkable book. Nyers analyses irregular citizenship and its political stakes with clarity, thoughtfulness and precision. Raising caution as well as inspiring hope, this is a must-read for scholars and activists alike." - Vicki Squire, University of Warwick, UK
"In a time where citizenship is becoming an increasingly unstable category, Nyers provides us with a well researched, keenly argued, and clearly written book on one of the most important, but understudied, political transformations of recent history: the process of irregularization. This is essential reading for the 21st century." - Thomas Nail, University of Denver, US.
