GLOBALCIT Annual Conference: Citizenship and Political Development

Posted onOctober 24, 2022October 24, 2022

This conference will investigate global variation in inclusiveness of citizenship laws and franchise regulation
17-18 November, Badia Fiesolana

Call for GLOBALCIT Country Experts

Posted onJuly 28, 2022August 23, 2022

The Global Citizenship Observatory (GLOBALCIT) is seeking to recruit new experts to assist with our data collection.

GLOBALCIT data featured in IOM Global Migration Data Analysis Centre

Posted onMay 20, 2022May 20, 2022

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has featured GLOBALCIT data on a dedicated page on citizenship and migration as part of its Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC).

Instrumentalising citizenship in the fight against terrorism: How have deprivation powers evolved since 9/11?

Posted onMarch 29, 2022March 29, 2022

Today marks the launch of a new joint report on citizenship stripping by GLOBALCIT and the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion. The report offers the first comprehensive global analysis of nationality deprivation powers and how these have evolved since 9/11.

Latvia: Citizens joining the Ukrainian army can retain citizenship

Posted onMarch 2, 2022March 2, 2022

On 28 February 2022, the Latvian parliament adopted several amendments that enable Latvian citizens to serve in the military of Ukraine.

Limited impact of facilitated naturalisation for ‘third generation’ in Switzerland

Posted onMarch 1, 2022March 1, 2022

A new study shows that a facilitated naturalisation procedure for third generation immigrants in Switzerland has had limited impact in practice.

GLOBALCIT 2021 Highlights

Posted onFebruary 28, 2022February 28, 2022

GLOBALCIT is pleased to share a selection of highlights from our work in 2021.

Court of Justice hands down judgment on naturalisation and EU citizenship

Posted onJanuary 19, 2022January 19, 2022

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has handed down its judgment in the case of JY v Wiener Landesregierung, covering new ground on the relationship between domestic naturalisation procedures and EU citizenship.

European Commission proposes visa waiver suspension over Vanuatu’s investor citizenship

Posted onJanuary 14, 2022January 14, 2022

The European Commission has proposed a partial suspension of the short-stay visa waiver agreement between the European Union (EU) and Vanuatu, citing concerns regarding the latter’s investor citizenship scheme.