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Deserving Citizenship : citizenship tests in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom /
In Deserving Citizenship Ricky van Oers analyses the reasons for introduction and effects of citizenship tests in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,
2014.
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| Colección: | Immigration and asylum law and policy in Europe ;
v. 31. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Deserving Citizenship; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Structure, Research Questions and Methodology; 1.2. Delineation of the Research; 1.3. Existing Studies; 1.4. Structure of the Book; 2. Justifying Citizenship Tests; 2.1. Dimensions of Citizenship; 2.1.1. Citizenship as Legal Status ('What You Get'); 2.1.2. Citizenship as Activity ('What You Owe'); 2.1.3. Citizenship as Identity ('What You Feel'); 2.2. Theoretical Foundations for Conditions for Naturalisation; 2.2.1. Liberal Citizenship; 2.2.2. Republican and Communitarian Critiques of Liberalism.
- 2.2.2.1. The Republican Account of Citizenship2.2.2.2. Communitarian Citizenship; 2.3. Conclusions; 3. Repairing the Failures of the Past: The Introduction of a Citizenship Test in the Netherlands; 3.1. From Informal Interview to Formalised Test: Debates on Dutch Nationality Law from 1985 to 2006; 3.1.1. The 1985 Dutch Nationality Act and the Minorities' Policy; 3.1.2. Revision of the Dutch Nationality Act; 3.1.3. From Naturalisation Test to Integration Examination; 3.2. Testing Integration as a Condition for Naturalisation; 3.3. Conclusions.
- 4. 'Deutschland sucht den Superstaatsbürger': Integration Requirements in German Nationality Law4.1. Testing Integration as a Condition for Naturalisation Prior to the 2000 Reform; 4.2. The Reform of 2000: Further Liberalisation?; 4.3. Amendments following the Zuwanderungsgesetz; 4.4. Proposals to Change the Staatsangehörigkeitsgesetz Put Forward; 4.5. The Government's Proposals in the Richtlinienumsetzungsgesetz; 4.6. Debates about the Naturalisation Test; 4.7. Conclusions; 5. On a Journey to Citizenship: Earning the Right to Full Membership in the UK.
- 5.1. Integration Requirements in British Nationality Law5.1.1. Language Testing Prior to the Adoption of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act; 5.1.2. Towards More Demanding Ways of Testing Integration; 5.2. The New Way of Integration Testing; 5.3. Further Proposals to Restrict Access to British Citizenship; 5.3.1. The Path to Citizenship; 5.3.2. The Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill; 5.4. Conclusions; 6. The Citizenship Tests Compared; 6.1. Qualifying the Tests; 6.2. Qualifying the Dutch Integration Examination; 6.2.1. Is the Dutch Citizenship Test Liberal?
- 6.2.2. Republican Elements in the Dutch Citizenship Test6.2.3. Communitarian Elements in the Dutch Citizenship Test; 6.3. Qualifying the German Einbürgerungstest; 6.3.1. Can the Einbürgerungstest Be Qualified as Liberal?; 6.3.2. Can the Einbürgerungstest Be Qualified as Republican?; 6.3.3. Can the Einbürgerungstest Be Qualified as Communitarian?; 6.4. Qualifying the British 'Life in the UK' Test; 6.4.1. A Liberal Test?; 6.4.2. Republican Elements; 6.4.3. Communitarian Elements; 6.5. Comparing the Tests; 6.5.1. What Is Tested?; 6.5.2. How Can the Tests Be Qualified?