GLOBALCIT recognises Sara Wallace Goodman as Senior Research Associate
In view of her important contribution to the ongoing work of GLOBALCIT, we recognise Sara Wallace Goodman as Senior Research Associate. Sara Wallace Goodman is a Chancellor’s Fellow and Dean’s Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Irvine, where she Read More …
Statelessness in Public Law
Dorota Pudzianowska,
Statelessness in Public Law,
Peter Lang,
2023. Read More …
Rainer Bauböck 2025 Essay Award on the Global State of Citizenship: Applications Open
The Global Citizenship Observatory (GLOBALCIT), a global research network committed to fact-based and non-partisan analysis of citizenship laws and electoral rights around the world, is soliciting submissions for the GLOBALCIT – Rainer Bauböck 2025 Essay Award on the Global State Read More …
Subaltern citizenship: naturalization and belonging for New Russian citizens from Central Asia
Malika Bahovadinova,
Subaltern citizenship: naturalization and belonging for New Russian citizens from Central Asia,
Citizenship Studies,
2024. Read More …
Childhood exposure to coethnics increases naturalization
Mathias Kruse,
Childhood exposure to coethnics increases naturalization,
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A,
2024. Read More …
Brexit and citizens’ rights: History, policy and experience
Djordje Sredanovic and Bridget Byrne (editors),
Brexit and citizens’ rights: History, policy and experience,
Manchester University Press,
2024. Read More …
Sweden: stricter requirements for citizenship acquisition by young people and stronger protection against involuntary renunciation
Since the refugee reception crisis of 2015, a host of restrictive changes to the Swedish Law on Citizenship (2001:82) have been announced by the current and previous governments. On October 1st, the first of these changes came into effect (SFS 2024:423). The amendment consists of one change to the terms of citizenship acquisition through declaration for long-term residents under the age of 21 and one change to the conditions of citizenship renunciation for people in vulnerable positions. In this short blog post, I first describe these changes and explain their immediate implications, and secondly, discuss their meaning against the backdrop of recent political developments in Sweden. Read More …
The Karta Polaka: origins, requirements, rights and implementation
The Karta Polaka was introduced in 2007 to strengthen ties between Poland and the Polish diaspora. This status grants access to education, healthcare, and business opportunities while facilitating citizenship application. This blogpost recaps its political origins, the requirements to acquire it, the rights it grans, and some statistics on take-up rates Read More …