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This book challenges mainstream arguments about the de-ethnicization of citizenship in Europe, offering a critical discussion of normative justifications for ethno-cultural citizenship and an original elaboration of principles of membership suitable for contemporary liberal democratic states.

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This book challenges mainstream arguments about the de-ethnicization of citizenship in Europe, offering a critical discussion of normative justifications for ethno-cultural citizenship and an original elaboration of principles of membership suitable for contemporary liberal democratic states.

Author Biography

Costica Dumbrava is Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Political Science of Maastricht University, The Netherlands and Executive Coordinator of the Maastricht Centre for Citizenship, Migration, and Development (MACIMIDE). His research interests lie in the field of applied political theory, particularly with regard to the issues of citizenship, migration and nationalism

Table of Contents

Introduction PART I: CITIZENSHIP RULES IN EUROPE 1. Birthright Citizenship 2. Ordinary Naturalisation 3. Preferential Naturalisation 4. Loss of Citizenship PART II: ETHNO-CULTURAL CITIZENSHIP 5. A Sovereign Right 6. A Right to Self-Definition 7. A Remedial Right PART III: DIFFERENTIATED MEMBERSHIP 8. Normative Framework 9. The Regulation of Legal and Political Membership Conclusion

Review

"This book combines normative and empirical scrutiny of Europe's citizenship laws. Dumbrava shows why and how these fall short of liberal and democratic standards. As a political theorist, he asks what principles should guide the attribution of citizenship in democratic states; as a comparative political scientist he analyses preferential admission to citizenship on grounds of shared descent, ethnicity and culture in thirty-eight European states. Dumbrava's book does not only demonstrate that there is little convergence towards liberal standards of inclusion. It also develops highly original ideas about the foundations of citizenship. A very important and well-written contribution to a core aspect of democracy." Rainer Bauböck, European University Institute, Italy"In this rich and detailed discussion of the role of ethno-cultural preferences in citizenship policies, Costica Dumbrava weaves together original empirical data and normative analyses. He enables us to see both the interpretive puzzles created by the question of what ought to count as an ethno-cultural preference and the normative issues at stake in allowing or forbidding such preferences. This is a valuable contribution." Joseph Carens, University of Toronto, Canada

Long Description

This book investigates the legal rules of acquisition and loss of citizenship in Europe. Challenging mainstream arguments about the de-ethnicization of citizenship in Europe, Dumbrava identifies and analyses citizenship regulations that differentiate people on ethno-cultural grounds. Providing a unique comparative analysis of citizenship laws in thirty eight European countries, this book assesses major justifications for ethno-cultural rules of citizenship. From general legal and normative principles to more specific and contextual justifications, Dumbrava builds a normative framework for analyzing membership of a liberal democratic state. By disentangling the unitary model of national citizenship that bundles together legal, political, and identity memberships, Citizenship, Nationality and Ethno-Cultural Membership aims to reconcile competing principles of membership and define a more robust set of citizenship regulations.

Review Quote

"This book combines normative and empirical scrutiny of Europe's citizenship laws. Dumbrava shows why and how these fall short of liberal and democratic standards. As a political theorist, he asks what principles should guide the attribution of citizenship in democratic states; as a comparative political scientist he analyses preferential admission to citizenship on grounds of shared descent, ethnicity and culture in thirty-eight European states. Dumbrava's book does not only demonstrate that there is little convergence towards liberal standards of inclusion. It also develops highly original ideas about the foundations of citizenship. A very important and well-written contribution to a core aspect of democracy." Rainer Baub

Details ISBN1137382074 Publisher Palgrave Macmillan Year 2014 ISBN-10 1137382074 ISBN-13 9781137382078 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2014-08-13 Short Title NATIONALITY CITIZENSHIP & ETHN Language English Media Book Imprint Palgrave Macmillan Subtitle Preferential Membership Policies in Europe Place of Publication Basingstoke Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 196 Author C. Dumbrava UK Release Date 2014-08-13 AU Release Date 2014-08-13 NZ Release Date 2014-08-13 Series Palgrave Studies in Citizenship Transitions Alternative 9781349479887 DEWEY 341.2422 Illustrations X, 196 p. Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this

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