Hannah Segers (University of Vienna) In an increasingly interconnected world, migration continues to transform societies, economies, and political landscapes. With around 300 million people living outside their countries of citizenship, the question of political inclusion has become more relevant than ever. Read More …
Join this webinar to explore the most comprehensive dataset on migrant voting and candidacy rights worldwide, covering 165 countries from 1960 to 2020. Suffrage is a central element of democracy. Over time, electoral rights have increasingly become available to migrants, Read More …
Kickoff contribution by David Owen and Rainer Bauböck. Comments by Jocelyn Kane and Patti Tamara Lenard, Ashley Mantha-Hollands, Timothy Jacob-Owens, Lior Erez, Peter Spiro, Christoph Sperfeldt, Alfons Aragoneses, Reinhard Schweitzer and Tina Magazzini, Nikitha Aithal, Helena Cook, Marnie Lloydd and Julija Sardelić, Melissa Blanchard, Szabolcs Pogonyi, Bronwen Manby, Jelena Džankić and rejoinder by Rainer Bauböck and David Owen
Alíz Nagy (Eötvös Loránd University) In his recent annual address, Viktor Orbán announced that the Hungarian Fundamental Law is set to be amended, yet again and for the 15th time. On the 12th of March, members of the ruling Fidesz Read More …
Henrietta McNeill and Grant W. Walton,
Passports, Prosperity and Problems: (Counter)geopolitical Narratives of Vanuatu’s Citizenship by Investment Scheme,
Geopolitics,
2025.
Ever-increasing international migration has challenged the democratic dimension of political inclusion, especially with incorporating non-resident populations into national electoral practices. This has stimulated scholars to examine more closely the processes of emigrant enfranchisement, transnational voting behaviour and non-electoral participation by Read More …
It has been widely observed that the population of the UK has turned to jigsaws as a pastime during lockdown. What is perhaps less well known is the extent to which the body of rules governing the right to vote in the UK resembles a jigsaw puzzle. Recent developments have seen this puzzle grow in size and complexity.
Book presentation: Migration & Staatsbürgerschaft The curious case of Austria’s citizenship policy Are There Any Cultural Majority Rights? CEU Lecture 22 February 2021 Rainer Bauböck: Teilhabe und Einbürgerung in der städtischen Migrationsgesellschaft Rainer Bauböck: Toleration of Dual Citizenship Read More …
People who successfully apply for British citizenship are seldom asked to recount their stories. They simply carry on with their lives. But how does it really feel to go through the process of becoming a British citizen? What does achieving citizenship mean to those who gain it? How does it affect their sense of identity and belonging? To answer these questions for my new book, Britishness, Belonging and Citizenship I spoke to 30 successful applicants about their experiences. Read More …
The decennial census – one of the largest undertakings of the United States government – is generally not on the mind of the average American. This will likely change, however, as new proposed questions of citizenship and immigration catapult the 2020 census to renewed political significance. Read More …
