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How democracy in Europe can be, and is being,
re-made from the ground up.

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Europe might appear like a continent pulling itself apart. Ten years of economic and political crises have pitted North versus South, East versus West, citizens versus institutions. And yet, these years have also shown a hidden vitality of Europeans acting across borders, with civil society and social movements showing that alternatives to the status quo already exist.
This book is at once a narrative of the experience of activism and a manifesto for change. Through analysing the ways in which neoliberalism, nationalism and borders intertwine, Marsili and Milanese - co-founders of European Alternatives - argue that we are in the middle of a great global transformation, by which we have all become citizens of nowhere. Ultimately, they argue that only by organising in a new transnational political party will the citizens of nowhere be able to struggle effectively for the utopian agency to transform the world.

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Foreword by Tania Bruguera
1. Introduction: Citizens of Nowhere
2. Broken Clocks
3. The Wizard of Oz
4. If Europe is a Fortress We Are All in Prison
5. Beyond Internationalism: A Transnational Interdependence Party
Citizens of Nowhere: A Rallying Cry
Afterword by Yanis Varoufakis

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´This is a book for our time. An illuminating, coherent and gripping story of what we are living through, with a hopeful ending.´
Mary Kaldor, founding member of European Nuclear Disarmament and the Helsinki Citizens´ Assembly

´To regain control over our countries, we must organize across their borders. Instructed by the experience of European Alternatives, this book shows us how. To read it is to rediscover hope.´
Philippe Van Parijs, co-founder of the Basic Income Earth Network

´Sharp, short and unshackled, Marsili and Milanese show that if the EU is ever to become a genuine democracy, it will be because ordinary citizens have understood that we need a refresher course in the practice of liberté , egalité , and fraternité , and are coming together everywhere to ensure it.´
Susan George, author of Shadow Sovereigns and Whose Crisis, Whose Future?

´Milanese and Marsili have their finger on the pulse of Europe, and this engaging book comes at a crucial moment in time, as Europe prepares for Brexit. A must-read for all those who dream of a different, democratic and social Europe.´
Ulrike Guerot, Founder and Director of the European Democracy Lab

´A captivating engagement with our diverse European histories. A must read for those seeking to grasp some of the multiple strands that constitute our present condition.´
Saskia Sassen, author of Expulsions: Brutality and Complexity in the Global Economy

´This stunning book deftly overturns the idea that unless we have nation-state citizenship, we are citizens of nowhere. The result is an eloquent, passionate, and brilliant plea that asks for a practical and creative response to our predicament.´
Engin Isin, author of Citizens without Frontiers

´Convincing ... Marsili and Milanese - both of them philosophers, one a poet - have put their creative impulses to work. We should follow their example.´
The Spokesman

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