What is Citizenship for?

Citizenships and Naturalization in Latvia

What is Citizenship for?

Citizenships and Naturalization in Latvia

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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.°°
Series The Baltic Sea Region
Volume 16
ISBN 978-3-8305-3595-9
Media type Book - Paperback
Edition number 1.
Copyright year 2017
Publisher Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag
Length 218 pages
Illustrations 5 b/w figs.
Size 15.3 x 22.7 cm
Language English