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 …
On 29-30 November 2018, GLOBALCIT is organising its Annual conference devoted to the topic of ‘Rights and Status. The Role of Citizenship in Immigrant Integration and Diaspora Building’. To submit an abstract, please see our Call for Papers. Application deadline: 1 July 2018 Read More …
Gëzim Krasniqi: Contested territories, liminal polities, performative citizenship: A comparative analysis. EUI Working Paper RSCAS 2018/13. Link to publication details and abstract.
GLOBALCIT has now released the Global Birthright Indicators, allowing users to compare how citizenship is acquired at birth in 177 countries in the world.
Jo Shaw: EU citizenship: still a fundamental status? EUI Working Paper RSCAS 2018/14. Link to publication details and abstract.
The Economist writes that the British decision to leave the European Union (EU) ‘provided a swift, if unwelcome, education for Britain’s 3m EU migrants about what rights they enjoy’. The EU citizens will take part as voters and candidates in Read More …
The Parliament of Malta has unanimously voted to change the country’s constitution and expand its electoral franchise by reducing the age threshold for voting in national and European Parliament elections to 16 years of age. Read more here. For details Read More …
