Pandemic Citizenship: Ruptures or Reinforcements of Old Trends?

How much has the pandemic changed the governance of citizenship? Which ad hoc responses to the global health crisis have become embedded in ways states allocate rights and obligations to their citizens, and which ones have withered away? The pandemic has opened up a number of avenues to reflect on the meaning and underpinnings of citizenship. This blogpost illustrates how contemporary modes of governance of citizenship still correspond to old trends and traditional conceptions of citizenship.

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