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http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20200128-230311-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/urban-agglomeration-constitutional-silence/ Urban Agglomeration, Constitutional Silence Hirschl, Ran eng 2020-01-28 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Constitutional Silence Representation Urban Citizenship Urbanization Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 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.