Presenting a novel multidimensional framework of citizenship confronting the urgent challenges of populism and nativism. Over the past two decades, debates about diversity, belonging, and feeling at home have intensified significantly. A particularly prominent argument posits that growing diversity threatens societal cohesion, eroding citizens’ commitment to ideals such as solidarity and justice. Similarly widespread is the claim that various societal divides—between urban and rural populations, politicians and constituents, cosmopolitans and communitarians—are widening rapidly, leaving many feeling abandoned and disillusioned. As perceptions of deepening divides gain traction, citizenship has become a central site of political struggle. Populist and nativist forces increasingly dictate who counts as a ‘real’ citizen, often undermining democratic principles, the rule of law, and the welfare state. Citizenship—with all its perplexities—is the central focus of this collection. Through case studies and theoretical reflections, essays by well-established international experts explore the tensions and intersections among the political, social, cultural, and academic dimensions of citizenship. From rights and representation to social welfare and public discourse, the contributions question how citizenship is being restricted, reimagined, or reclaimed—and by whom. Engaging with current debates, this volume is essential reading on democracy, justice, and belonging amid populism, nativism, and (perceived) societal fragmentation. Foreword Michael Ignatieff Citizenship in Nativist Times Menno Hurenkamp and Tamar de Waal ‘I Have Consistently Found Differences to Be Smaller’ Interview With Jan Willem Duyvendak Menno Hurenkamp and Tamar de Waal Part 1. Nativism and Nostalgia Nativism Past and Present: A View from the United States Nancy Foner God Terms and the Fragility of Liberalism James M. Jasper Citizenship, Nativism and Public Space: A Plea for the City Philip Kasinitz The Migrant, the Family, and the Rule of Law: On Migration Politics and Authoritarianism Saskia Bonjour Homogeneity, Harmony, Hierarchy: Nativist Nostalgia in the Netherlands Josip Kešić Part 2. Promises and Pitfalls of Citizenship In Search of a New Culture of Citizenship Timothey Stacey Time for Citizenship: Temporal Practices of Migrants in the Netherlands Minke Hajer, Zana Chadud Cosac, and Christian Bröer Can Citizenship Break with its Past? Rogier van Reekum Between Stigma and Moral Comfort : Engaging Men in Violence Prevention in Times of Sexual Nationalism Mischa Dekker Racialised Assimilationism, Cultural Citizenship, and Migrants’ Self-Denial of Racist Experience Yannick Coenders and Sonia Planson Informality and Everyday Citizenship : Belonging Through ‘Tolerantie’ and ‘Égalité’ in Marginalised Neighbourhoods in the Netherlands and France Simone van de Wetering Resilience and the Politics of Citizenship Stefan Dudink Part 3. Politics of Home The Lost Home: Occupation, Domicide and the Uncanny Ido de Haan Hospitality, Xenophobia and the Politics of Home: Insights from Greece Apostolos Andrikopoulos Roots Are Made Not Given: On Home As a Verb Bernike Pasveer Home as a Sociological Matter : Promises and Pitfalls of a Concept for Majority–Minority Relations, and Beyond Paolo Boccagni Part 4. Moral and Emotional Divides Reflections on the Experiences of “Homing”, Cultural Intimacy, and Recognition for the Study of Symbolic Boundaries and Inequality Michèle Lamont Can a Second-Class Citizen Ever Belong? Halleh Ghorashi Polarisation Between Distance and Proximity Ethics Evelien Tonkens and Tsjalling Swierstra (Un)Successful Crisis Mobilisation: Migration Versus Climate Change Thijs van Dooremalen Part 5. Social Institutions and the Welfare State Institutions, Belonging, and the Making of Citizenship in Contexts Christophe Bertossi Social Citizenship in Nativist Times : Is the Welfare State Under Pressure From Migration? Monique Kremer History in the Making of Contemporary Social Work Thomas Kampen Frontline Workers as Citizenship Whisperers Imrat Verhoeven Some Notes on the Citizenship of Children and Immigrants : Culturalisation, Civilisation Rineke van Daalen Home’s Best: Dutch Discourse on Care and Independent Living David J. Bos Part 6. Public Sociology Reactionary Social Media Justus Uitermark Three days in September: Belonging in academia in times of nativist attacks Olav Velthuis Political Freedom Rights for Citizens and Contemporary Tolerance Kees Schuyt The Engaged Sociologist : Three Lessons From W.E.B. Du Bois on the Practice of Scholarship in Times of Fascism Jacob Boersema About the Authors Jan Willem Duyvendak