Developing statizens: biometric technologies and digital identification

Abstract

In what follows, I elaborate on one of Appadurai's key points (2021): that the concept of 'statizen' highlights global right-wing state re-articulation through digital identification. In order to do so, I instrumentalise Appadurai's argument that the 'statizen' is characterised by the 'centrality of bureaucratic documentation as the sole and over-riding criterion of citizenship' and the 'success in defining a state-issued document as the basis of allThis is an open access article under the terms of the Creat ive Commo ns Attri bution-NonCo mmercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.