Basing their study on a natural experiment in Switzerland, Jens Hainmueller, Dominik Hangartner, and Giuseppe Pietrantuono show that for the immigrants who faced close referendums, naturalization considerably improved their political integration, including increases in formal political participation, political knowledge, and Read More …
Citizenship is central in the ongoing debates on the constitutional reform in Liberia. The question of national membership remains contentious in this post-conflict society. The main issue is that of dual citizenship. It is opposed by the local Liberians seeking Read More …
EUDO Citizenship expert Eva Ersbøll has criticised the plan of the Danish Integration Minister Inger Støjberg to restrict naturalisation conditions retroactively. She also finds the proposal to be contrary to general legal principles, among others, the protection of the applicants’ legitimate Read More …
On 21 September 2015, the National Academies of Sciences of the United States of America released a report on immigrant integration. The report explicitly discusses the (relatively) low naturalisation rates in the US. Copies of the full report, the Read More …
On 17 September, the Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak announced that all foreign citizens currently serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been granted Ukrainian citizenship. Read more at Kyiv Post and consult our country profile page to find Read More …
On 9 September 2015, the Swiss National Council has voted in favour of harmonising the naturalisation procedures for third-generation Swiss residents. The simplification of procedures will now be considered and further developed by the Council of States, the upper chamber Read More …
On September 9, the Romanian Government passed an emergency ordinance amending the Citizenship Law that facilitates the acquisition of citizenship by foreigners with special performances in sports, culture or other areas contributing to the promotion of Romania’s image in the Read More …
The law on dual citizenship adopted in Parliament in June came into effect on 1 September. As of today, applicants to Danish citizenship will no longer have to renounce their citizenship of origin. Meanwhile, all Danes who already gave Read More …
The number of of foreigners acquiring Czech citizenship through naturalisation has almost doubled in 2014, as sharp rise mainly due to a 2013 reform of the nationality law allowing naturalised citizens to retain their citizenship of origin. Read the Read More …
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