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The Copernican Revolution of Luxembourg Nationality: From an Insular to an Expansive Citizenship Regime

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: Over the past 15 years, Luxembourg nationality legislation has undergone a paradigmatic shift frombeing an “insular regime” that restricted access to citizenship for both immigrants and emigrants,as well as their descendants, to an “expansive regime” that is inclusive towards these groups.This paper addresses this “Copernican revolution”, outlining the comprehensive legal changes,assessing the impact of citizenship acquisition, and analysing the factors that explain the paradigmshift in Luxembourg nationality law in the new century. The paper focuses on two elements of thisshift: the sizeable impact of new option procedures for immigrants and their descendants, and theunintended creation of a second strategic citizenship for contemporary descendants of Luxembourgemigrants from the 19th century. The paper concludes that the changes in Luxembourgish nationalitylaw reflect simultaneous political pressures for de- -ethnicisation and re-ethnicisation in response toglobalization and international migration.

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  • Denis Scuto, 2023. "The Copernican Revolution of Luxembourg Nationality: From an Insular to an Expansive Citizenship Regime," RSCAS Working Papers 2023/49, European University Institute.
    • Handle: RePEc:rsc:rsceui:2023/49
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    Luxembourg nationality legislation reforms; citizenship regimes; strategic citizenship; citizenship;
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