Citizenship on paper or at heart? a closer look into the dual citizenship debate in Europe

Immigrant meanings of citizenship: mobility, stability, and recognition

“…The literature on dual citizenship practices and strategic citizenship suggests that immigrants seek citizenship in their country of residence primarily to gain material benefits, while notions of identity, national and cultural belonging remain rooted in birth citizenship (Brettell 2006;Leuchter 2014;Mavroudi 2008;Yanasmayan 2015). Yet, it may be argued that the legal recognition inherent in naturalization is vital in shaping sentiments of equality and belonging (Mouritsen 2012).…”

Strategic citizenship: negotiating membership in the age of dual nationality

“…Second, are naturalised immigrants with dual citizenship less 'rooted'? The literature tentatively suggests that immigrants with dual citizenship may be less emotionally and politically attached to their new homelands than mono-national immigrants -but they tend to do better economically (Staton, Jackson, and Canache 2007;Mazzolari 2009;Mügge 2012;Yanasmayan 2015).…”

The limits of strategic citizenship: affective engagements with Russian passports in the context of migration from Tajikistan

“…The distinction between ‘genuine links’ and ‘useful passports’ (Bauböck 2019) is usually made in the domain of affectivities and speaks to a ‘thick’ and ‘thin’ sense of citizenship. While the former implies an emotional bond to a legal status of a citizen, the latter stands for a legal status ‘devoid of emotional attachment’ (Yanasmayan 2015: 787) and signifies an ‘instrumental orientation’ towards citizenship. These two are often presented as mutually exclusive.…”