»Der Bürger« im Verwaltungsrecht

How does the law create citizenship, and what vision of citizenship can be found in current jurisprudence? Susanne Baer combines a constructivist approach with a solid doctrinal analysis to illustrate the divergent and contradictory images of the citizen which can be observed in administrative law. She then compares images of the state with images of the citizen in a discussion of current trends in administrative reform and offers a guideline for the law and for administrative practice.