Exclusive Citizenship-Membership? Meanings of Finnish-Russian Bonds and Belonging
Abstract:Besides defining the juridical relationship between individuals and a state, citizenship holds informal importance of belonging and empowerment in social environment. Perceptions of a "good citizen" reflect normative social and political construction of a society, which is often simultaneously influenced by human rights, migration, security, geopolitics, and nation-building. Initiatives to renegotiate the previously liberal Finnish citizenship became topical in the country's public discussions after changes in… Show more
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