The ethno-demographic impact of co-ethnic citizenship in Central and Eastern Europe

Datos Bibliográficos

ID7843431
AutoresCostica Dumbrava (0000-0002-2211-1444)
Año2019
Volumen45
Número6
Páginas958-974
Fecha de publicación2019-04-26
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaNew Community (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0047-9586 • E-ISSN: 1469-9451
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1369183x.2018.1440490
OpenAlexW2792648135
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas15
Referencias citadas21

Many countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) grant preferential access to citizenship to co-ethnics living outside their borders. This overlaps with several key regional demographic trends, such as a dramatic decrease of fertility rates, high emigration and changes in the ethnic structure of the populations. The paper analyses co-ethnic citizenship policies of five CEE countries in order to assess their demographic impact on both the kin-states and on the communities of co-ethnics living outside their kin-state. It argues that, despite their important potential, co-ethnic citizenship policies in the region have yielded little ethno-demographic benefits. The size of both core ethnic groups in the kin-state and of co-ethnic communities living outside the kin-state has decreased throughout the region. Moreover, on several occasions, the situation of co-ethnics has worsened as a direct consequence of co-ethnic citizenship policies

Citizenship · Demographic economics · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Emigration · Ethnic group · Geography · Immigration · Political science · Politics · State (computer science · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · European Politics and Security · Romani and Gypsy Studies