Citizenship Policies for an Age of Migration: The Comparative Citizenship Project [Paperback]

T. Alexander Aleinikoff (Author), Douglas Klusmeyer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2002 | ISBN-10: 0870031872 | ISBN-13: 978-0870031878

Many liberal democracies, facing high levels of immigration, are rethinking their citizenship policies. In this book, a group of international experts discuss various ways liberal states should fashion their policies to better accommodate newcomers. They offer detailed recommendations on issues of acquisition of citizenship, dual nationality, and the political, social, and economic rights of immigrants. Contributors include Patrick Weil (University of Paris Sorbonne), David A. Martin, (University of Virginia School of Law), Rainer Baubck, (Austrian Academy of Sciences), and Michael Fix (Urban Institute).

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"This important report...is a set of balanced and incisive recommendations that no major democracy can afford to ignore." -- Gerald Neuman, Columbia University, New York

About the Author

T. Alexander Aleinikoff is a senior policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute and a professor of law at the Georgetown University Law Center.

Douglas Klusmeyer is a visiting scholar with the Migration Policy Institute and an assistant professor in the Department of Justice, Law and Society at American University. Both were formerly with the International Migration Policy Program of the Carnegie Endowment.

Product Details

• Paperback: 125 pages
• Publisher: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (May 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870031872
• ISBN-13: 978-0870031878
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,869,400 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars a policy review on citizenship for migrants, November 15, 2009

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This review is from: Citizenship Policies for an Age of Migration: The Comparative Citizenship Project (Paperback)

The authors have written a policy-oriented book on the ways in which liberal democracies should handle citizenship issues, especially in light of increasing migration. They overview current policies and philosophies on citizenship, and then recommend offering migrants citizenship after several generations in the country, allowing dual citizenship, allowing some political rights to non-citizens, and engaging permanent residents the social welfare system of benefits and responsibilities. Dry, but useful if you're interested in policy.