What is Citizenship for?
Citizenships and Naturalization in Latvia
Citizenship is considered a core ingredient of democracy and provides an indeed valuable status: Having citizenship means, amongst other things, having the right to vote, belonging to a state and being able to show a passport when crossing a border. What happens, though, when citizenship is not a given but an option? After the collapse of the Soviet Union, a sizeable part of Latvia’s population was left without citizenship. Their willingness to naturalize has been lower than expected – a situation that challenges our understanding of citizenship as a desirable status.°°°°What makes citizenship attractive for people? Why does the state want to have citizens and not only residents? Conceiving citizenship as a relation between an individual and a particular state, this book addresses different dimensions of citizenship. Firmly rooted in citizenship theory, the author presents answers to the question “What is citizenship for?” and provides a nuanced analysis of the development of Latvian citizenship policies.°°
| Reihe | The Baltic Sea Region |
|---|---|
| Band | 16 |
| ISBN | 978-3-8305-3595-9 |
| Medientyp | Buch - Kartoniert |
| Auflage | 1. |
| Copyrightjahr | 2017 |
| Verlag | Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag |
| Umfang | 218 Seiten |
| Abbildungen | 5 s/w Abb. |
| Format | 15,3 x 22,7 cm |
| Sprache | Englisch |
