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Dual citizenship in de facto states: comparative case study of Abkhazia and Transnistria

Ganohariti, Ramesh orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-3981-4207 (2019) Dual citizenship in de facto states: comparative case study of Abkhazia and Transnistria. Nationalities Papers, 48 (1). pp. 175-192. ISSN 0090-5992

Abstract
The contested nature of de facto states and their acceptance of dual citizenship results in the overlap of multiple citizenship regimes, leading to individuals living in de facto states possessing multiple citizenship statuses. Using the Most Similar Systems Design, this article explores the factors that influence the (divergent) citizenship regimes of Abkhazia and Transnistria; the former allows dual citizenship only with Russia, while the latter places no restrictions. The primary reason for the adoption of dual citizenship is for pragmatic reasons, as the secondary citizenship can compensate for the lack of benefits (such as international travel, diplomatic protection) afforded by the de facto state’s citizenship. This said, having an ethnicized national identity, in contrast to a civic (state-centered) national identity, can produce (dual) citizenship laws that give preferential treatment to the titular group and its diaspora. Additionally, the influence exerted by the patron state (Russia) and the severity of the conflict with the parent state (Georgia/Moldova) influences dual citizenship in becoming conditional and thus more exclusive.
Metadata
Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Subjects:Social Sciences > Political science
Social Sciences > Sociology
Social Sciences > Migration
Social Sciences > Ethnicity
Social Sciences > Identity
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science > School of Law and Government
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Official URL:https://dx.doi.org/doi.org/10.1017/nps.2018.80
Copyright Information:© 2020 Association for the Study of Nationalities
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
ID Code:25828
Deposited On:04 May 2021 10:24 by Ramesh Jayadeesha Premaratne Ganohariti . Last Modified 04 May 2021 10:24
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