Riva Kastoryano is a senior research fellow at
the CNRS and teaches at the Institute for Political
Sciences (Sciences-Po--Paris). Her current work
explores the meaning of community in relation to
states, territory, and space. She is particularly
interested in how the transnational uses of
religion and ethnicity for political purposes in
Europe and other democratic societies give rise to
a "transnational nationalism," a new form of
nationalism beyond state boundaries as well as a
new expression of belonging and political
engagement. Her books include Negotiating
Identities: States and Immigrants in France and
Germany (Princeton University Press, 2002).