Kin-citizenship in Eastern Europe

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As opposed to Western and North American immigration countries, where dual citizenship has been discussed in relation to migrant’s integration, Eastern European states used external dual citizenship polices as part of post-communist nation-building projects. In Eastern Europe, newly restored states as well as countries whose international borders have not been involved in recent territorial changes offered citizenship for their ethnic kin living beyond the borders in order to strengthen the claims of the titular majorities over the state, thereby creating ethnocracies. This chapter gives a short overview of kin-citizenship policies in Eastern Europe and argues that the inclusion of non-resident populations in the demos as part of fast-track nation-building generates internal democratic deficits and diplomatic skirmishes but rarely results in outright interstate conflict. The chapter also points out that individuals often regard kin citizenship very differently from governments that offer it as part of transborder nationalist projects.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDual Citizenship and Naturalisation
EditorsRainer Bauböck, Max Haller
Place of PublicationWien
PublisherVerlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Pages141-156
Number of pages16
ISBN (Print)9783700187752
StatePublished - 2021

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