Traditional conceptions of citizenship have dealt almost exclusively with political life within one state. But the internationalization of so much economic, cultural, and political life today presents new opportunities and problems_including the potential to extinguish human life. Taking these new features as a point of departure, Dauenhauer exposes the flaws in standard communitarian and liberal democratic theory, focusing on the work of Charles Taylor, John Rawls, and JYrgen Habermas. He articulates a concept of 'complex citizenship' that recognizes citizens' responsibilities beyond borders, and shows its fruitfulness for educating children and dealing with foreign states and their peoples.

"Citizenship in a Fragile World. . . is a brave effort to confront a problem in democratic theory around which others too often merely mince." - American Political Science Review

". . . book is a thoughtful, provocative, rewarding essay in philosophy, political community, and citizenship." - CHOICE