Over the past years, there has been a notable increase in attention paid to legal issues in relation to the family dimension of loss and acquisition of nationality in Council of Europe member states. These are numerous and of considerably Read More …
This paper describes and analyses the usefulness of naturalisation rates as an indicator for political incorporation of migrants in Europe. This paper was developed in light of the production of indicators of migrant integration across Europe by the European Commission, Read More …
Russian Citizenship is the first book to trace the Russian state’s citizenship policy throughout its history. Focusing on the period from the mid-nineteenth century to the consolidation of Stalin’s power in the 1930s, Eric Lohr considers whom the state counted Read More …
This paper deals with dual citizenship by naturalisation. It analyses the current situation in Europe with a specific focus on Lichtenstein. Publication details and link to source: Martina Sochin d’Elia (collaborator Michael Kieber), ‘Doppelte Staatsbürgerschaft bei Naturalisierung – Eine europäische Read More …
In this paper I analyse the scope of the choice of law offered to parties in various family relationships (such as divorce, matrimonial contracts or alimony). In several jurisdictions and under rules of European private international law, parties may select Read More …
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 …
