ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ran Hirschl

Ran Hirschl is Professor of Political Science and Law at the University of Toronto, holder of the Alexander von Humboldt Professorship in Comparative Constitutionalism at the University of Goettingen, and heads the Max Planck Fellow Group in Comparative Constitutionalism at the MMG-MPG.

POSTS BY Ran Hirschl

28 January 2020

Ran Hirschl

Urban Agglomeration, Constitutional Silence

Urban citizenship is a bold and intriguing idea, regardless of whether we envision it as an alternative or as a complement to extant models of state-based membership. However, this concept seems to be slightly off target in identifying the main issue of city under-representation, namely the constitutional non-existence of cities, and more generally, the great constitutional silence surrounding today’s extensive urbanization and the consequent rise of megacities. Continue reading >>