2 Claims to citizenship

In the previous section we have discussed the difference between active and activist citizenship. Engin Isin introduced the idea that European citizenship can be enacted by citizens and non-citizens alike. We also heard that European citizenship is negotiated both inside and outside the EU. How does this work? How is EU citizenship negotiated by non-citizens inside and outside the EU? Let us look at four different examples.

• Sex workers
• Courts
• Claims from outside the EU’s borders – Turkey
• Claims by women’s NGOs