Characterising Citizenship
Race, Criminalisation and the Extension of Internal Borders
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2323047 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nisha Kapoor (0000-0001-9217-6051, University of Warwick, corresponding author), Kasia Narkowicz (0000-0003-3733-922X, University of Gloucestershire) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 652-670 |
| Publication date | 2019-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0385 • E-ISSN: 1469-8684 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0038038518820250 |
| OpenAlex | W2912786299 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 17 |
Citizenship in the UK has in recent times been explicitly framed as a privilege not a right, granted selectively and withdrawn from some. There are several criteria that assist the government in distinguishing those deserving of British citizenship from those undeserving, one of the key ones being 'character'. The 'bad character' criterion can apply for multiple reasons from inconsistencies in immigration paperwork to direct or indirect political associations with a range of disavowed political groups. Although not new, 'bad character' has become a principle reason for citizenship refusals in recent years, though has received little academic scrutiny. By bringing together quantitative and qualitative data on citizenship refusals, the article maps the scale of this measure, outlining what it means and to whom it applies. It argues that the 'bad character' criterion operates as a racialised exclusionary mechanism that constitutes a new set of amorphous restrictions upon the lives of non-white denizens
Character (mathematics) · Citizenship · Converse · Epistemology · Government (linguistics) · Law and economics · Political science · Politics · Privilege (computing) · Scrutiny · Sociology · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Health and Trauma · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Philosophy
Anxious Vigilance and the Production of (Il)legitimacy in the UK Citizenship Regime
The Migrant’s Paradox
Misperceptions of the Border
Still a bit uncomfortable, to be an arm of the state”
Transboundary associations as agents of boundary transformation
Immigration and the contested politics of volunteering as ‘good behaviour’
Coloniality, Belonging and Citizenship Deprivation in the UK
Deportation limbo
The Un-Human Beings
The racialisation of class and the racialisation of the nation
Predictable patterns of unpredictability
Mothering in hostile environments
Disenchanting secularism (or the cultivation of soul) as pedagogy in resistance to populist racism and colonial structures in the academy
Speculative citizenship
Naturalization policies, citizenship regimes, and the regulation of belonging in anxious societies
Deterrence for whom? Public information campaigns as border internalization in Australia
Legacies of British Imperialism in the Contemporary UK Asylum-Welfare Nexus
Insurgent Feminisms-Women Writing Wars
The (in)significance of citizenship in white British citizens' narratives of national belonging
Introduction
Revolting Subjects
The Crises of Multiculturalism
Policing the Crisis
Us and Them
Homo Sacer
Crimmigrant’ bodies and bona fide travelers
Citizens and Others
Testing Times
The paths to citizenship
Turning refugees into ‘illegal migrants
The Production of Culprits
Dogma-Line Racism
From resistance to rebellion
Grooming and the 'Asian sex gang predator
Unmaking citizens
| Unique citing works | 20 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |