Explanations of naturalization and jus soli citizenship have relied on cultural, convergence, racialization, or capture theories, and they tend to be strongly affected by the literature on immigration. This study of naturalization breaks with the usual immigration theories and proposes Read More …
This special issue of JEMS deals with the challenges of migration for citizenship attribution in Western Europe. It collects contributions by Maarten Vink and Gerard-René de Groot, Marc Morjé Howard, Sara Wallace Goodman, Evelyn Ersanilli and Ruud Koopmans, Marc Helbling, Read More …
The book provides basic statistical data on the living conditions of the non-Estonian and non-Latvian populations, and surveys briefly the policies of Estonia and Latvia in the sphere of ethnic relations, migration, and the prevention of discrimination based on race, Read More …
In a sweeping review of the entire field of citizenship and immigration, this book argues that citizenship in Western states is converging on a liberal model of inclusive citizenship with diminished rights implications and increasingly universalistic identities. “This is a Read More …
‘As some Member States of the European Union lurch uncertainly towards nationalistic approaches to citizenship puzzling questions arise about the elements of that national identity. The search for legal mechanisms through which to describe national identity has increasingly focused on Read More …
What does it take to become a citizen of a particular nation? In a globalizing world, and with increasing international mobility, is it justified to restrict membership of a society? If so, on what grounds? Do societies need a distinctive Read More …
Citizenship Studies has just published an issue on Realignments of Citizenship in Europe, edited by Rainer Bauböck and Virginie Guiraudon. This special issue discusses realignments of citizenship that challenge the common equation between the community of citizens and territorial populations Read More …
Citizenship Law in Africa is a comparative study by the Open Society Justice Initiative and Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project. It describes the often arbitrary, discriminatory, and contradictory citizenship laws that exist from state to state, and recommends ways Read More …
Struggles for Citizenship in Africa brings together new material from across Africa of the most egregious examples of citizenship discrimination, and makes the case for urgent reform of laws and practices. Publication details and link to source: Bronwen Manby, ‘Struggles Read More …
The two most recent EU enlargements in May 2004 and in January 2007 have greatly increased the diversity of historic experiences and contemporary conceptions of statehood, nation-building and citizenship within the Union. How did newly formed states determine who would Read More …
