Comparative Report: Citizenship in Central Asia
GLOBALCIT is pleased to announce the publication of Comparative Report: Citizenship in Central Asia by Medet Tiulegenov.
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New York Times Magazine on stateless Vietnamese in Cambodia
Read the NYT Magazine’s coverage of the issues that the stateless Vietnamese populations in Cambodia are facing. More information on the citizenship legislation in Cambodia is available through our country profile pages.
GLOBALCIT Activity Report for 2016 and 2017 now live
It is our pleasure to announce that we have published our Global Citizenship Observatory (GLOBALCIT) Activity Report for 2016 and 2017. The report explains how we went about expanding our coverage of citizenship and electoral rights beyond Europe and the Read More …
Dual citizenship: a shadow over Australian politics
Although a group of parliamentarians who were previously disqualified under Australia’s strict rules on dual citizenship and holding federal office have recently heard that any debts that they might be held liable for (e.g. salaries, staff, etc.) have been waived, Read More …
‘Good character’ main cause for UK passport refusals in 2016
Metro reports that the number of failed passport applications under the ‘good character’ clause set by the British Home Office has doubled since 2012. In 2016 alone, ‘out of character’ was the cause given for 44% of all refusals. There’s no Read More …
Towards dual citizenship in Norway
On 20 December 2017, the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security sent out for consultation a proposition to abolish the principle of single citizenship. Under current law, Norwegian citizens lose their citizenship when voluntarily acquiring a new one, while naturalising immigrants Read More …
GLOBALCIT Dialogue: roundtable with Alexander Aleinikoff and lecture by Hiroshi Motomura
GLOBALCIT Dialogue – Attachment and Belonging: Assessing the Borders and Boundaries of Citizenship Thu 19 Apr 2018 15.30 – 19.00 Capella, Villa Schifanoia This special event features a roundtable with Alexander Aleinikoff (The New School), Jelena Dzankic (European University Institute), Hiroshi Read More …
CfP: Rights and Status. The Role of Citizenship in Immigrant Integration and Diaspora Building, GLOBALCIT Annual Conference
On 29-30 November 2018, GLOBALCIT is organising its Annual conference devoted to the topic of ‘Rights and Status. The Role of Citizenship in Immigrant Integration and Diaspora Building’. To submit an abstract, please see our Call for Papers. Application deadline: 1 July 2018 Read More …
Working Paper: Contested territories, liminal polities, performative citizenship. A comparative analysis
Gëzim Krasniqi: Contested territories, liminal polities, performative citizenship: A comparative analysis. EUI Working Paper RSCAS 2018/13. Link to publication details and abstract.
Global Birthright Indicators now live
GLOBALCIT has now released the Global Birthright Indicators, allowing users to compare how citizenship is acquired at birth in 177 countries in the world.