The workshop ‘Citizenship and Diaspora Policies in Post-communist Central and Eastern Europe’ on Friday 13 May will explore the development of citizenship regimes in the region and provide insights into key national and regional issues, such as dual citizenship, diaspora politics and ethnic conflict. Maarten Vink will give a keynote lecture on Comparing Citizenship Policies. To register, contact Costica Dumbrava by Wednesday 11 May.
Over the past quarter of a century, all the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have changed or amended their citizenship laws. Some of these changes responded to the need to modernise citizenship laws in line with rediscovered liberal democratic principles. Others were triggered by dramatic developments in the region, such as transformations of statehood, border changes, wars and population movements (e.g. internal displacement, refugee flows, ethnic immigration, and economic emigration). The new citizenship laws divided populations that once belonged to the same state, leading to the proliferation of both multiple citizenship and statelessness. While certain groups of residents (immigrants, ethnic minorities) were excluded from citizenship, other people were recognised as citizens despite the fact that they lived outside borders (ethnic diasporas, emigrants). The workshop is linked to a forthcoming special issue on the same theme of the Central and Eastern Europe Migration Review, edited by Costica Dumbrava. The workshop is organised with the financial support of the Maastricht Centre for Citizenship Migration and Development (MACIMIDE) and Limburg University Fund – SWOL.
Registration
There are a limited places available for external participants. If you are interested to attend please send us an e-mail at c.dumbrava@maastrichtuniversity.nl by Wednesday 11 May 2016.
