Webinar: Citizenship for the children of immigrants. How does it matter and to whom?

Posted onOctober 14, 2021October 14, 2021

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

Posted onJuly 27, 2021July 27, 2021

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

Posted onJuly 12, 2021July 12, 2021

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

Posted onJune 30, 2021June 30, 2021

The Norwegian parliament has decided to reduce the residence requirement for naturalisation for individuals with a ‘sufficient income’.

Webinar: Citizenship and Territorial Rescaling

Posted onMay 12, 2021May 12, 2021

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

Posted onApril 20, 2021April 20, 2021

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

Posted onApril 9, 2021April 9, 2021

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 …

Webinar: Dual Citizenship, Diaspora Engagement and Development

Posted onMarch 17, 2021March 17, 2021

What is the role of dual citizenship in engaging diaspora communities in the economic and political development of home countries? The next GLOBALCIT webinar is scheduled for 23 March 2020 at 18.00 – 19.30 CET.

Bulgaria amends its citizenship law

Posted onMarch 3, 2021March 3, 2021

On 26 February, the Parliament of Bulgaria approved amendments to the Law on Bulgarian Citizenship. Legislative changes, which were adopted with near unanimity, mostly concerned the existing provisions that allow third-country nationals to obtain Bulgarian passports in exchange for investment.