Commission proposes reforms to electoral rights for mobile EU citizens
The European Commission is currently considering proposals to improve access to electoral rights for mobile EU citizens.
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2 December 2021: Launch of new GLOBALCIT Citizenship Law Dataset, v1.0
New GLOBALCIT Citizenship Law Dataset (v1.0)) to launch on 2 December 2021.
Cambodia to prohibit dual citizens from holding top government positions
The Cambodian Senate has approved draft constitutional amendments restricting eligibility for four top government positions on the basis of citizenship.
Webinar: Citizenship for the children of immigrants. How does it matter and to whom?
What role does citizenship iplay in the lives of children of immigrants? The next GLOBALCIT webinar is scheduled for 26 October 2021 at 18.00 – 19.30 CET.
GLOBALCIT and Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy collaboration on migrant (dis)enfranchisement
GLOBALCIT and the Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy have been awarded a grant of €12,500 from the EUI and the Graduate Institute, Geneva to support a new collaborative project on ‘(Dis)enfranchising migrants: patterns and politics of granting voting rights to non-citizen residents and non-resident citizens in Read More …
Austria to Expand Citizenship Deprivation for Terrorist Offences
The Austrian parliament has passed an amendment to the Law on Citizenship expanding the grounds of citizenship deprivation for terrorist offences as part of a broader package of anti-terrorism reforms.
Norway to Facilitate Naturalisation on the Basis of Income
The Norwegian parliament has decided to reduce the residence requirement for naturalisation for individuals with a ‘sufficient income’.
Webinar: Citizenship and Territorial Rescaling
How does citizenship intersect with processes of territorial rescaling? The next GLOBALCIT webinar is scheduled for 25 May 2021 at 12.00 – 13.30 CEST.
Webinar: The Citizenship-Migration-Mobility Nexus
What are the linkages between citizenship, migration and mobility? This GLOBALCIT webinar will take place on 27 April 2021 at 18.00 – 19.30 CEST.
Lorenzo Piccoli moves from GLOBALCIT to MPC as Research Fellow
Lorenzo Piccoli officially joined the GLOBALCIT team as a Research Associate in 2018, but he has been a much valued collaborator for five years before that. He made a substantial contribution to a number of earlier GLOBALCIT initiatives, including the Read More …