Citizenship, Immigration Status & Nationality

Rousseau's Social Contract and a Theory for Global Citizenship

by Oscar de la Parra

Citizenship: arbitrary criteria for membership

by Oscar de la Parra

Unpublished essay.

Are all forms of attribution of citizenship on the basis of birth
equally arbitrary? We live in a world system... more Are all forms of attribution of citizenship on the basis of birth
equally arbitrary? We live in a world system where the metropolitan cluster of industrialised countries enjoys stability and development. To be born into one of these privileged states comes with an array of possibilities and support that someone born in a developing country can only dream of. what is it about the circumstances of one's birth, that entitle one to this or that membership? On what grounds does this constitute a criteria for limiting access to wealth?

"Eyes the Same Color as the Sea": Santiago's Expatriation from Spain and Ethnic Otherness in Hemingway's the Old Man and the Sea

by Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera

Supranational citizenship and democracy: normative and empirical dimensions

by Carlos Closa

in La Torre, Massimo (ed.) (1998) European citizenship; an institutional challenge(Dordrecht: Kluwer Law) pages 415-433

Country Report: The Netherlands

by Ricky van Oers

This report constitutes and overview of Dutch citizenship law and policy from 1985 to 2009. This report constitutes and overview of Dutch citizenship law and policy from 1985 to 2009.

Language, Power, Identity

by Ruth Wodak

Menapress-Démographie-(info # 010205

by Llewellyn BROWN

Interculturalism in Practice: Québec's New Ethics and Religious Culture Curriculum and the Bouchard-Taylor Report on Reasonable Accommodation

by David Waddington

Pre-print version of book chapter. Co-authored with Bruce Maxwell, Kevin McDonough, Marina Schwimmer, and Andrée-Anne Cormier.

Walzer's 'Membership', Reconsidered

by Caleb Yong

Draft only; comments welcome.

Une question de catégorie ? Politiques du mariage mixte entre Allemandes et Français.: France 1935-1940

by Aurélie Audeval

Patriotism and Nationalism in Music Education

by David Hebert

Forthcoming multi-author book, co-edited with Alexandra Kertz-Welzel.

Patriotism And Nationalism In Music Education
by David Hebert and Alexandra Kertz-Welzel (edt.)
ISBN-13 : 9781409430803
ISBN-10 : 1409430804
Publisher : ASHGATE PUBLISHING
Format : Hardback
Pub Date : August 2012
Status : Not yet published [complete manuscript now in press]

Music has long served as an emblem of national identity in educational systems throughout the world. Patriotic songs... more Music has long served as an emblem of national identity in educational systems throughout the world. Patriotic songs are commonly considered healthy and essential ingredients of the school curriculum, nurturing the respect, loyalty and 'good citizenship' of students. But to what extent have music educators critically examined the potential benefits and costs of nationalism? Globalization in the contemporary world has revolutionized the nature of international relationships, such that patriotism may merit rethinking as an objective for music education. The fields of 'peace studies' and 'education for international understanding' may better reflect current values shared by the profession, values that often conflict with the nationalistic impulse. This is the first book to introduce an international dialogue on this important theme; nations covered include Germany, the USA, South Africa, Australia, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and Canada.


Hebert, D. G. & Kertz-Welzel, A. (Eds.) (2012, Ashgate, forthcoming/in press). Patriotism and Nationalism in Music Education. [Contributors: Simon Keller, Jane Southcott, Kari Veblen, Ambigay Yudkoff, Carlos Abril, CheeHoo Lum, Eugene Dairianathan, Amy Beegle, Wai-Chung Ho, Marja Heimonen, David G. Hebert, Alexandra Kertz-Welzel].

U.S. Asylum Law as a Path to Religious Persecution

by Jack Dolance

(working title)

U.S. asylum law protects against persecution “on account of . . . religion.” But must the law protect a non-believer... more U.S. asylum law protects against persecution “on account of . . . religion.” But must the law protect a non-believer seeking religious asylum in the United States? Many may instinctively answer “no,” for a non-believer is by most definitions not “religious.”

Such a response misses the mark, however—at least in the context of U.S. asylum law, which is subject to the First Amendment. The protection of religious liberty enshrined in the First Amendment embodies freedom from persecution on account of one’s “religion”—in whatever form that religion may take. In the asylum context, then, “religion” must be defined broadly. Protection from persecution on account of one’s “religion” must include protection of one’s religious freedom not to believe in deities of any kind. To hold otherwise would be to inhibit the very religious liberty asylum law is intended to protect.

Yet under current U.S. law, a non-believer’s claim for asylum may well be denied on the ground that non-belief is not enough for religious asylum. This may serve to dissuade a would-be asylee from even attempting to apply for religious asylum as a non-believer—even where she would undoubtedly be subject to religious persecution if forced to return to her native country. She may thus feel the need to feign conversion to a traditional, mainstream religion. Such a result is unacceptable in a nation founded upon religious liberty.

This brief Article argues that if a non-believer is denied religious asylum in the United States, she can succeed on a claim that the law as applied to her violates both the Free Exercise and the Establishment clauses of the First Amendment.

'Catch and Remove': Detention, Deterrence, and Discipline in US Noncitizen Family Detention Practice

by Lauren Martin

Critical security scholars have argued that biometric identity technologies, databanking, digital surveillance, and... more Critical security scholars have argued that biometric identity technologies, databanking, digital surveillance, and risk analysis reveal not a blockaded boundary but a border that follows transboundary migrants as they move within and between national territories. Managed through risk-based technologies, this networked, contingent border respatialises inclusion and exclusion, forming a border that is potentially everywhere and nowhere in particular. At the same time, immigration scholars have shown how immigration authorities deploy policing, inspection, and identification practices both within and beyond territorial boundaries, making life increasingly uncertain for noncitizens. In the US, Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) authority to detain noncitizens has become a key spatial strategy in domestic counter-terrorism, interior immigration enforcement and border securitisation. Thus, transboundary migration and state responses to it trouble analytic distinctions between domestic and foreign policy, immigration and national security, the border and the interior. This paper builds on recent work in immigration geopolitics to analyse how detention, in particular, works to contain individual migrants and deter future migrants. Focusing on noncitizen family detention, this article situates US noncitizen detention in a broader milieu of pre-9/11 US immigration enforcement law and post-9/11 security practices. I then analyse how detention congeals a number of spatial strategies – remoteness, isolation, spatial ordering, inter-centre transfers, and criminalisation – that work to destabilise migrants' support networks. Modulated with digitised border and identity surveillance technologies, detention foregrounds the persistence of disciplinary tactics in risk-dominated security regimes.

En los bordes de la nación: cultura regional y nuevas formas de ciudadanía en el Caribe Mexicano norte [Prolegómenos]

by Luis Alberto Velasco Ruiz

Book Review: Migration and Mobility in Europe: Trends, Patterns and Control, H. Fassman, M. Haller, D. Lane. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham (2009)

by Kevin Daniells

Available online 20 December 2011.

National Identity, Transnational Whiteness and the Canadian Citizenship Guide

by Beenash Jafri

published in Critical Race and Whiteness Studies 8(1), 2012

National plurality within single statehood in the European Union

by Carlos Closa

Territorial Rights and Open Borders

by Clara Sandelind

In this paper, I argue that territorial rights of sovereign states are compatible with open borders. First, I assess... more In this paper, I argue that territorial rights of sovereign states are compatible with open borders. First, I assess three accounts of territorial rights; Lockean, nationalist and the legitimate state theory. The latter is deemed most able to cope with the problems at the core of territorial rights, namely the particularity, the generational and the contestation problems. There is nothing, however, in the justification for territorial rights on the legitimate state theory that give reasons for closed borders. The values underlying the justification would not be undermined by open borders.

The New Muslim Religious Brokers in European Cities and Politics of Muslim Citizenship

by Konrad Pedziwiatr

Pędziwiatr, K. (2012). The New Muslim Religious Brokers in European Cities and Politics of Muslim Citizenship. COLLeGIUM: Studies Across Disciplines in the Humanities and Social Sciences, 11, 83-99.

On the basis of the research into active social citizenship amongst the new Muslim religious brokers in Brussels and... more On the basis of the research into active social citizenship amongst the new Muslim religious brokers in Brussels and London, this paper explores the transition from the politics of Muslim identity to the politics of Muslim citizenship, a major change in the public mobilisation of Islam in Belgium and Britain. It argues that this move has been closely linked with the development of civic consciousness among certain
segments of the Muslim populations in Europe and the construction of a new type of identity – ‘Muslim civicness’ - which is characterised by strong support for the
national projects, activism beyond Muslim symbolic boundaries, emphasis on the similar rights to other citizens and obligations vis-à-vis all the citizens regardless of their religious adherence.   

" Can Volunteer Work Help Me Get a Job In My Field?": On Learning, Immigration and Labour Markets

by Bonnie Slade

This paper was delivered at the 2005 Work and Lifelong Learning Conference at the University of Toronto.

Often times, new immigrants to Canada are encouraged to perform volunteer work in order to gain sufficient 'Canadian... more Often times, new immigrants to Canada are encouraged to perform volunteer work in order to gain sufficient 'Canadian experience' to improve their access to the Canadian labour
market. Many of these immigrants experience the paradox of '“occupational skidding.” Canadian immigration policy makes a priority in attracting highly educated and highly skilled immigrants to Canada, but they end up working in a different field to which they have training, talent and expertise. This leads to a lose-lose-lose situation, as it is a net loss for the country of origin, for Canada, and for the migrants themselves.

This case study is part of a larger research on the connections between informal learning and volunteer work, which in turn is part of the WALL (Work and Lifelong Learning) research
project. It was conducted in partnership with A Commitment to Training and Employment for Women (ACTEW). The methodology for data collection included interviews and focus groups with 45 immigrants from 17 different countries. It also included a focus group with representatives from social agencies serving new immigrants. This paper focusses on the
learning dimension of the volunteer experience. It examines what was learned through the volunteer placements, how that learning was acquired, and what impact the learning had on their ability to find paid employment appropriate to their education and work experience. Particular attention was paid to issues of de-skilling, up-skilling and re-skilling.