The concept of citizenship and its boundaries are contested, but its simplest definition is being a member of a political community and possessing legal rights and duties. Citizenship has many ideals – that is, limited and cosmopolitan – and their merits and shortcomings in this essay will be measured by the extent to which they allow for the best use and protection of citizens' rights. The normative arguments of Miller (2000:81-95) and Linklater (1998:23-36) will form both sides of the examination of limited citizenship and cosmopolitan citizenship (also called global citizenship), but there is no definitively better one. However, there is a compromise; whereby citizens can enjoy their guaranteed rights but also consider the wider implications of their actions and those of their state in the world and be represented by heads of state in international communications communities. Miller's case argues that the natural evolution of limited citizenship makes it better, preserving valuable rights over time – potentially at the expense of excluding others – while maintaining mutual trust and responsibility. This reciprocity ties into the last of the three claims regarding limited citizenship, in that citizens express collective self-determination by participating in voting responsibilities and therefore know that compromising on certain issues leads to other long-term rewards. This promotes civic engagement as citizens directly reap the benefits of the success of their actions. The first argument in support of limited citizenship is that it guarantees the security of rights within and outside the state. Pufendorf (1682:32) and Vattel (1758:389) promoted this statist vision because moral rights transmuted into legal form are protected by the sovereign state. However... halfway through the paper ......eaten acc. 7/01/12.Post, R. (2007), Religion and freedom of speech: portraits of Muhammad. Constellations, 14: 72–90. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8675.2007.00423.xPufendorf, S (1964b). DE OFFICIO HOMINIS ET CIVIS JUXTA LEGEM NATURALEM LIBRI DUO, volume two, translated by Frank Gardner Moore. 2nd ed. New York, London: Oceana Publications Inc. Wildy & Sons Ltd. http://www.constitution.org/puf/puf-dut.htm#1 Date acc. 6/01/12.Rousseau, J. (1772). Considerations on the Polish government and its reform proposals. Available: http://www.constitution.org/jjr/poland.htm Acc. date 7/01/12.Vattel, E. (1758). The law of nations. Available: http://www.constitution.org/vattel/vattel.htm Access date. 7/01/12.Wendt, A. (1994), Collective identity formation and the international state, The American Political Science Review, vol. 88, no. 2 (June 1994), pp. 384-396