Democracy and the Nation State: Aliens, Denizens and Citizens in a World of International Migration

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Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents Introduction: Democracy versus the Nation State PART 1 International Migration and Nationalism 1 Three Entrance Gates into the New Country Regulation of immigration The status as denizen Populations of foreign residents and of denizens The three gates 2 Membership of State and Nation Citizenship and political rights Citizenship as membership of the state An obligatory membership External and internal state-membership Membership of societal subsystems Membership of a nation Citizenship in the future 3 The Emergence of a Modern Citizenship Historical periods in international migration Citizenship in the 19th century Religion and citizenship The development of citizens' rights Economic liberalism and political nationalism 4 Nationalism and the Industrial Revolution Nationalism and democracy The origins of nationalism The industrial revolution and general education Nationalism and citizenship PART 2 National Identity and Dual Citizenship 5 Citizenship in Europe Today Attribution at birth Adult acquisition Comparison of some countries' citizenship policy Classification according to form of government 6 Propensity to Apply for Naturalisation Low interest in the Federal Republic of Germany Indifference also in Australia and the United States Interest in naturalisation by citizenship An organizing scheme A cost and benefit analysis 7 Dual Citizenship Why a substantial increase in numbers? Acquisition of a second citizenship Inconvenience caused by dual citizenship Some advantages of dual citizenship A Council of Europe expert committee The Swedish commission on citizenship PART 3 Political Rights and Political Participation 8 Political Rights for Denizens 1945-1987 International law Extension of political rights in the FRG and in Sweden Political participation without political rights Consultation 9 Political Interest and Participation Low political interest Political resocialization of immigrants Election systems and turnout rates Immigrant elections and political participation in Sweden Electoral turnout by citizenship Turnout, social status and country of origin Women's participation Concluding evaluation 10 Voting Rights for Denizens Obstacles to electoral reform Constitutional obstacles to a reform Evaluations of the first elections Voting rights also in national elections PART 4 Concluding and Normative Discussion 11 Two Models Based on Domicile Residence and domicile The naturalisation model The voting rights model The two models, compared and combined 12 Denizens and Political Rights Nationalism The large number of denizens Voting rights for denizens Naturalisation and citizenship Dual citizenship Conclusions Bibliography