Plural Citizenship in Post-Communist States

Citizenship Policies in the New Europe

“…In concluding an article a few years ago on plural citizenship in postcommunist states, I wrote that citizenship law was in flux (Liebich 2000). In fact, over the last decade it has remained more stable than one might have thought.…”

Citizenship Policies in the New Europe : Expanded and Updated Edition

“…2 Three other countries (Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia as well as potential EU Member State Croatia) have only become states in the last fifteen years (though Slovakia and Croatia had a brief and not very happy experience as states during the Second World War). philosophy and provisions regarding plural citizenship (Liebich 2000). This is indeed the case, though the variations are many and are themselves significant.…”

“I Vow to Thee my Countries” – The Expansion of Dual Citizenship in the 21st Century

“…In general, dual citizenship by birth is more broadly recognized than dual citizenship by naturalization. It is often a requirement of naturalization that allegiances and/or citizenship to another country are renounced, which in practice means that several countries allow their émigrés to obtain multiple citizenships, but not their immigrant population (Liebich, 2000; Howard, 2005). A number of countries allow and/or encourage their diaspora to maintain ties with their origin country, while demanding renunciation of previous allegiances by immigrants (Howard, 2005:708).…”