Abstract (may include machine translation)
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 language | English |
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Title of host publication | Dual Citizenship and Naturalisation |
Editors | Rainer Bauböck, Max Haller |
Place of Publication | Wien |
Publisher | Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften |
Pages | 141-156 |
Number of pages | 16 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783700187752 |
State | Published - 2021 |