Beschreibung:
This book challenges mainstream arguments about the de-ethnicization of citizenship in Europe, offering a critical discussion of normative justifications for ethno-cultural citizenship and an original elaboration of principles of membership suitable for contemporary liberal democratic states.
Introduction PART I: CITIZENSHIP RULES IN EUROPE 1. Birthright Citizenship 2. Ordinary Naturalisation 3. Preferential Naturalisation 4. Loss of Citizenship PART II: ETHNO-CULTURAL CITIZENSHIP 5. A Sovereign Right 6. A Right to Self-Definition 7. A Remedial Right PART III: DIFFERENTIATED MEMBERSHIP 8. Normative Framework 9. The Regulation of Legal and Political Membership Conclusion