The Intersection of Statelessness and Refugee Protection in US Asylum Policy
Executive Summary More than ten million people are stateless today. In a world of nation states, they live on the margins without membership in any state, and, as a consequence, have few enforceable legal rights. Stateless individuals face gaps in protection and in many cases experience persecution that falls within the refugee paradigm. However, US … Continue reading The Intersection of Statelessness and Refugee Protection in US Asylum Policy →
Statelessness and Roma Communities in the Czech Republic: Competing Theories of State Compliance
Linde, R (2006). Statelessness and Roma Communities in the Czech Republic: Competing Theories of State Compliance. International Journal on Minority and Group Rights. 341. 341-366. Introduction The system of national sovereignty, underpinning international relations in the modern world, is one wherein individuals exercise their rights and obligations primarily through citizenship in a state. Holding citizenship in … Continue reading Statelessness and Roma Communities in the Czech Republic: Competing Theories of State Compliance →
Who is the Citizens Other? Considering the Heft of Citizenship
Macklin, A. (2007). Who is the Citizens Other? Considering the Heft of Citizenship. Theoretical Inquiries in Law. 8 (2). 333-366. Abstract The objective of this Article is to integrate legal and social conceptions of citizenship as they materialize at the geographic, political, and social border crossings that accompany transnational mobility. Rather than pose the question … Continue reading Who is the Citizens Other? Considering the Heft of Citizenship →
UNHCR and response to statelessness
Manly, M. & Persaud, S. (2009). UNHCR and response to statelessness. Forced Migration Review. 32. 7-11. UNHCR and other actors have stepped up efforts to address statelessness. However, the global impact of statelessness is not yet sufficiently understood and far more needs to be done In legal terms, being stateless means that no state considers … Continue reading UNHCR and response to statelessness →
The Spirit of Geneva – Traditional and New Actors in the Field of Statelessness
Manly, M. (2007). The Spirit of Geneva – Traditional and New Actors in the Field of Statelessness. Refugee Survey Quarterly. 26(4). 255-262. I want to begin with a case study which will be familiar to many of you. In the context of the mass displacement which occurred in the lead-up to Bangladeshi independence in 1971, … Continue reading The Spirit of Geneva – Traditional and New Actors in the Field of Statelessness →
Palestinians and Pragmatic Citizenship: Negotiating Relationships between Citizenship and National Identity in Diaspora
Mavroudi, E. (2008) Palestinians and Pragmatic Citizenship: Negotiating Relationships between Citizenship and National Identity in Diaspora. Geoforum, 39(1), 307-318. Abstract This paper puts forward the notion of pragmatic citizenship and forms part of the ongoing re-appraisals of citizenship in relation to national identity in an attempt to make it more relevant and inclusive for those … Continue reading Palestinians and Pragmatic Citizenship: Negotiating Relationships between Citizenship and National Identity in Diaspora →
Stateless Citizenship and the Palestinian-Arabs in Israel
Molavi, S. C. (2009). Stateless citizenship and the Palestinian-Arabs in Israel. Refuge. 26(2). 19-28. Abstract This paper will focus on Israels system of government with specific attention to the idea of citizenship and to its Palestinian-Arab citizenry. It will begin with a historical and political background of Palestinian-Arab citizens, along with an examination of their … Continue reading Stateless Citizenship and the Palestinian-Arabs in Israel →
Mutations in Citizenship
Ong, A. (2006). Mutations in Citizenship. Theory, Culture & Society. 23(2-3). 499-505. Abstract Mutations in citizenship are crystallized in an ever-shifting landscape shaped by the flows of markets, technologies, and populations. We are moving beyond the citizenship-versus-statelessness model. First, the elements of citizenship (rights, entitlements, etc.) are becoming disarticulated from each other, and becoming re-articulated with universalizing criteria … Continue reading Mutations in Citizenship →
The Citizenship Status of the Urdu-Speakers/Biharis in Bangladesh
Paulsen, E. (2006). The citizenship status of the Urdu-speakers/ Biharis in Bangladesh. Refugee Survey Quarterly. 25(3). 54-69. Introduction It is commonly estimated that there are some 240,000 to 500,000 Urdu-speakers popularly known as stranded Pakistanis or Biharis who are normally considered as existing in a situation of statelessness in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is neither a party to … Continue reading The Citizenship Status of the Urdu-Speakers/Biharis in Bangladesh →
The Silent Stateless and the Unhearing World: Can Equality Compel Us to Listen?
Perks, K. & de Chikera, A. (2009). The Silent Stateless and the Unhearing World: Can Equality Compel Us to Listen? Equal Rights Review. 3. 42-52. Kestutis Zadvydas was born to Lithuanian parents in a displaced persons camp in Germany in 1948. When he was eight years old, he immigrated to the United States with his family, and … Continue reading The Silent Stateless and the Unhearing World: Can Equality Compel Us to Listen? →
