Citizenship In Question: Evidentiary Birthright And Statelessness
by Jacqueline Stevens /
2017 / English / PDF
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Citizenship is often assumed to be a clear-cut issue—either one
has it or one does not. However, as the contributors to
Citizenship is often assumed to be a clear-cut issue—either one
has it or one does not. However, as the contributors toCitizenship in Question
Citizenship in Question demonstrate, citizenship is not
self-evident; it emerges from often obscure written records and
is interpreted through ambiguous and dynamic laws. In case
studies that analyze the legal barriers to citizenship rights in
over twenty countries, the contributors explore how states use
evidentiary requirements to create and police citizenship, often
based on fictions of racial, ethnic, class, and religious
differences. Whether examining the United States’ deportation of
its own citizens, the selective use of DNA tests and secret
results in Thailand, or laws that have stripped entire
populations of citizenship, the contributors emphasize the
political, psychological, and personal impact of citizenship
policies.
demonstrate, citizenship is not
self-evident; it emerges from often obscure written records and
is interpreted through ambiguous and dynamic laws. In case
studies that analyze the legal barriers to citizenship rights in
over twenty countries, the contributors explore how states use
evidentiary requirements to create and police citizenship, often
based on fictions of racial, ethnic, class, and religious
differences. Whether examining the United States’ deportation of
its own citizens, the selective use of DNA tests and secret
results in Thailand, or laws that have stripped entire
populations of citizenship, the contributors emphasize the
political, psychological, and personal impact of citizenship
policies.Citizenship in Question
Citizenship in Question incites scholars to
revisit long-standing political theories and debates about
nationality, free movement, and immigration premised on the
assumption of clear demarcations between citizens and
noncitizens.
incites scholars to
revisit long-standing political theories and debates about
nationality, free movement, and immigration premised on the
assumption of clear demarcations between citizens and
noncitizens.
Contributors. Alfred Babo, Jacqueline Bhabha, Jacqueline Field,
Amanda Flaim, Sara L. Friedman, Daniel Kanstroom, Benjamin N.
Lawrance, Beatrice McKenzie, Polly J. Price, Rachel E.
Rosenbloom, Kim Rubenstein, Kamal Sadiq, Jacqueline Stevens,
Margaret D. Stock
Contributors. Alfred Babo, Jacqueline Bhabha, Jacqueline Field,
Amanda Flaim, Sara L. Friedman, Daniel Kanstroom, Benjamin N.
Lawrance, Beatrice McKenzie, Polly J. Price, Rachel E.
Rosenbloom, Kim Rubenstein, Kamal Sadiq, Jacqueline Stevens,
Margaret D. Stock
