How immigration is changing citizenship: a comparative view.
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This article compares the impact of post-war immigration on citizenship in three Western states: the United States, Germany and Great Britain. While focusing on national variations in the immigration-citizenship relationship, this comparison suggests some general implications for the institution of citizenship in liberal states: citizenship remains indispensable for integrating immigrants; the content of citizenship may change, in deviation from nationhood traditions; and citizenship is becoming increasingly multicultural.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Ethnic and racial studies
دوره 22 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999