Acquisition and Loss of Nationality. Volumes 1 + 2

Immigration into the mainstream: Conflicting ideological streams, strategic reasoning and party competition

“…Similarly, the countries differ in terms of their conceptions of citizenship (Bauböck et al, 2006) and in their approaches to migrant integration (Koopmans et al 2006;Koopmans and Statham, 2000). Finally, the way that the immigration 'issue' has appeared on parties' electoral radar screens shows ample variation but also some crucial similarities.…”

Citizenship Policies in the New Europe : Expanded and Updated Edition

“…Unlike earlier, similar studies, it was not limited to country reports but used a new methodology that facilitates the comparison of the regulations across countries. The results of this project are published in two volumes (Bauböck, Ersbøll, Groenendijk & Waldrauch 2006). Volume 1 contains comparative reports with chapters on the modes of acquiring and losing nationality, the statistics on nationality, the trends in nationality laws and the statuses of denizenship and quasi-citizenship in the fifteen states.…”

Ethnic Penalties in Western Labour Markets: <i>Contributions, Explanations, Critiques</i>

“…Based on liberal rules of acquisition, a French citizenship has traditionally been easy to access for immigrants and children of immigrants born on French soil have acquired French citizenship automatically by birth. Britain and Sweden also have quite liberal rules for citizenship acquisition, while countries like Austria and Belgium traditionally have been closer to the German case (Bauböck et al 2006). Of course, it is hard to identify any straightforward relationship between citizenship regimes and ethnic penalties.…”

“…European countries are characterised by surprisingly large differences in the rules that apply both for acquisition of citizenship for immigrants and the conditions under which the second generation can acquire citizenship (Bauböck et al 2006;Vink & Bauböck 2013). Germany has been the most powerful example of what can be termed a restrictive citizenship regime in Europe, where the many requirements for acquisition of citizenship for immigrants traditionally have been hard to fulfil and where children of immigrants inherit their parents' citizenship at birth (Brubaker 1992;Joppke 1999).…”