Hepworth, D: At the Edges of Citizenship Security and the Constitution of Non-citizen Subjects

'At the Edges of Citizenship is a vivid and incisive ethnography that powerfully exposes the incoherent margins of the partition between "citizen" and "non-citizen. Foregrounding the instabilities between these juridical statuses and the paradoxical constructions of "insiders" and "outsiders, Kate Hepworth reveals the complexity and contradictions of discrepant experiences of migrant "illegality" and deportability in Italy alongside the vulnerability of Europe's most marginalized citizens to forcible eviction and deportation. This remarkably creative and insightful study is as subtle as a work of social theory as it is unforgettable as a sensitive depiction of the lived conditions of "intimate foreigners, "respectable illegals, and abject citizens.' Nicholas De Genova, King's College London, UK 'In this important book, Hepworth paints a lively ethnographic portrait of sites occupied by migrant, non-citizen, nomad. Her canvas is the contemporary urban Italian landscape where migrant workers live out securitization and exclusion and survive, reconfiguring meanings and practices of citizenship. Hepworth understands the complexity of human relations and the depth and uncertainty required for meaningful social analysis.' Alison Mountz, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada 'This is an impressive book that breaks new ground both theoretically and empirically. In it, Hepworth enables us to see citizenship in a new way by approaching citizenship in relation to its alterity - that is, those figures of excess that citizenship both embraces and repels in order to reproduce itself. What emerges is a complex terrain of struggle whereby citizen and non-citizen alike are transformed by their encounters, enabling us to witness processes of control and exclusion but also moments of solidarity and welcoming. The book will make a significant impression on the field of critical citizenship studies.' Peter Nyers, McMaster University, Canada