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Understanding Membership in a World of Global Migration: (How) Does Citizenship Matter?

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  • Irene Bloemraad
  • Alicia Sheares

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This article synthesizes the literature on citizenship and immigration to evaluate the heft of citizenship and theorize why it matters. We examine why citizenship laws vary cross†nationally and why some immigrants acquire citizenship while others do not. We consider how citizenship influences rights, identities, and participation and the mechanisms by which citizenship could influence lives. We consider frameworks, such as cultural and performative citizenship, that de†center legal status and the nation†state. Ultimately, we argue for a claims†making approach to citizenship, one that is a relational process of recognition, includes actors outside the individual/state dyad, and focuses on claims to legitimate membership.

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  • Irene Bloemraad & Alicia Sheares, 2017. "Understanding Membership in a World of Global Migration: (How) Does Citizenship Matter?," International Migration Review, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 51(4), pages 823-867, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:intmig:v:51:y:2017:i:4:p:823-867
    DOI: 10.1111/imre.12354
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    1. Sarah Bruhn & Roberto G. Gonzales, 2023. "Geographies of Belonging: Migrant Youth and Relational, Community, and National Opportunities for Inclusion," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-18, March.
    2. Iraklis Dimitriadis & Fabio Quassoli, 2022. "Identity, Belonging and Strategic Citizenship. Considerations About Naturalisation Among Italians and Spaniards Living in the EU," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 23(3), pages 1127-1146, September.
    3. Wahiba Abu-Ras & Khalid Elzamzamy & Maryam M. Burghul & Noora H. Al-Merri & Moumena Alajrad & Vardha A. Kharbanda, 2022. "Gendered Citizenship, Inequality, and Well-Being: The Experience of Cross-National Families in Qatar during the Gulf Cooperation Council Crisis (2017–2021)," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(11), pages 1-20, May.
    4. McGinnity, Fran & Fahey, Éamonn & Quinn, Emma & Arnold, Samantha & Maître, Bertrand & O’Connell, Philip, 2018. "Monitoring report on integration 2018," Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), number BKMNEXT364, June.
    5. Osnat Akirav, 2022. "Intersectional Representation Between Gender, Religion, and Nationality," Review of European Studies, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 13(4), pages 1-32, March.

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