In recent years states across the world have boosted their legal and institutional capacity to deport noncitizens residing on their territory, including failed asylum seekers, “illegal” migrants, and convicted criminals. Scholars have analyzed this development primarily through the lens of Read More …
From the perspective of individual citizens, the possession of several nationalities offers a number of advantages. For the nation-state, however, the situation is different: behind every further citizenship there is the legislation of another sovereign country in which the former Read More …
Why have European states introduced mandatory integration requirements for citizenship and permanent residence? There are many studies comparing integration policy and examining the significance of what has been interpreted as a convergent and restrictive “civic turn,” a “retreat from multiculturalism,” Read More …
This paper analyses whether citizenship acquisition affects the labour market performance of immigrants in Germany. The study uses actual micro data from the employment sample of the Institute for Employment Research, which covers more than 80% of the entire labour Read More …
This recent study by the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees deals with the political orientations and political participation of migrants in Germany. Publication details and link to source: Stephanie Müssig and Susanne Worbs, ‘Politische Einstellungen und politische Partizipation Read More …
This article analyzes the links between migratory processes and the evolution of nationality legislation in Spain. We argue that this case challenges the theoretical models that link immigration to liberalizing reforms in citizenship law. Despite large-scale immigration experienced over the Read More …
The CITSEE team has published of a special issue of the journal Citizenship Studies dedicated to ‘Citizenship in the New States of Southeastern Europe’. It contains an introduction and seven comprehensive papers on the existing citizenship regimes across the former Read More …
The political inclusion of the expatriates (and their descendants) in Italy reached a climax with the approval of the 2000-2001 Laws, by which Italian residents abroad can now elect six senators and twelve deputies in representation of the ‘abroad’ district, Read More …
Les Etats modernes ont instauré des mécanismes juridiques complexes pour régler l’appartenance ou non d’un individu à l’Etat-nation. Denis Scuto analyse la construction de la nationalité luxembourgeoise, du Code civil à nos jours, en dégageant les influences des législations belge, Read More …
This article examines the development and impact of German citizenship policy over the past decade. As its point of departure, it takes the 2000 Citizenship Law, which sought to undertake a full-scale reform and liberalisation of access to German membership. Read More …
