• Preface
• Introduction: The Puzzle of Birthright Citizenship

Part I: Birthright Citizenship and Global Inequality
1. Re-conceptualizing Membership: Citizenship as Inherited Property
2. Abolishing vs. Resurrecting Borders: Moving Beyond the Binary Options
3. A New Basis for Global Redistribution: The Birthright Privilege Levy
Part II: From Global to Local: Over-Inclusion, Under-Inclusion, and Democratic Legitimacy
1. Blood and Soil: Birthright Citizenship in the Domestic Arena
2. Popular Defenses of Birthright Citizenship and Their Limitations
3. Curtailing Inheritance: Towards a Jus Nexi Membership Allocation Principle
• Notes
• References
• Index

Ayelet Shachar is Professor of Law, University of Toronto, and Canada Research Chair in Citizenship and Multiculturalism.