Essays about: "substantive citizenship"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words substantive citizenship.

1. 1. Substantively Close, Legislatively Afar: Disparities between Citizens and Permanent Residents in Georgia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Nika Arevadze; [2020]
   Keywords : equality; discrimination on the ground of nationality; non-citizens; permanent residents; International Human Rights; European Convention on Human Rights; Georgia; exclusionary legislation.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the legal position of permanent residents as compared to that of citizens in the case study of Georgia. With this aim, the thesis first examines the general legal system of the case study and delves into its sphere-specific regulations, which restrict access to different areas of life to permanent residents. READ MORE

3. 2. Stuck in Limbo : A qualitative analysis regarding the effects of living in deprived neighborhoods on the citizenship of the second-generation immigrants in Bäckby.

   University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

   Author : Faris Henry Gergis; [2020]
   Keywords : Deprived neighborhoods; second-generation immigrants; substantive citizenship; Peregrinus citizenship; integration; political participation; Utsatta områden; andra generationens invandrare; substantiv medborgaskap; Peregrinus medborgarskap; integration; politiskt deltagande;

   Abstract : This thesis is a qualitative study based on semi-structured interviews that were conducted with six highly educated young second-generation immigrants from the deprived neighborhood of Bäckby in Västerås. By aiming to understand how the participants portray their substantive citizenship and its impact upon political participation as an essential pillar of Swedish democracy, the author focused upon how the participants described their perceived discrimination, sense of belonging, transnationalism, and political participation. READ MORE

4. 3. The value of citizenship in a British Overseas Territory : Formal and substantive British citizenship in Montserrat

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Patrik Henriksson; [2019]
   Keywords : British Overseas Territory; citizenship; formal citizenship; identity; international relations; Montserrat; partnership; substantive citizenship; United Kingdom;

   Abstract : This thesis takes part in the discussion of the of citizenship and what it means to be a citizen within the social aspects. In 2002, The British Overseas Act conferred British citizenship to Montserratians and other British Overseas Territories Citizens. READ MORE

5. 4. All Citizens are Equal but Some Citizens are More Equal than Others (?) - On The Current Trajectory of Western European Citizenship Regimes and What Human Rights Have Got to Do with It

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Sara Bengtson; [2015]
   Keywords : Public international law; citizenship; human rights law; comparative law; equality; Western Europe; naturalization; family reunion; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Citizenship regimes in Western Europe are changing. On the one hand, over the past 30 years, citizenship has been liberalized. On the other, in particular over the past ten years, access to citizenship through naturalization has become restricted in most Western European states. READ MORE

6. 5. Exploring Lived Citizenship of Korean Immigrant Women in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Olteun Kim; [2012]
   Keywords : cultural identity; paid and unpaid work; immigarnt women; lived experience; citizenship; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The thesis is a study of citizenship as lived experience. The study is devoted to “from below” understanding of lived citizenship of immigrant women. Particularly, this research aims to explore how immigrant women get included in their host society through both theoretical framework and empirical case of Korean women in Sweden. READ MORE