Simon Roland Birkvad
Biographic Data
| ID | 366152 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Simon Roland Birkvad |
| GIVEN NAMES | Simon Roland |
| FAMILY NAME | Birkvad |
| SIGNATURE | BIRKVAD S R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oslo |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 46 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Sinners, saints, and racialized scapegoats: (Mis)interpellation and subject positions in the face of citizenship revocation in Norway
Policymakers across Europe proclaim that citizenship should be earned and deserved. States have raised the bars for naturalization and lowered the threshold for denaturalization, creating new hierarchies of deservingness. While researchers have studied how prospective citizens navigate these hierarchies, the experiences of to-be-denaturalized individuals have remained nearly untouched. Based on interviews with 28 individuals who had immigrated to…
Circles of alienation: Examining First-Hand Experiences of Citizenship Deprivation Through the Perspective of Emotions and Estrangement
Many states have recently re-discovered citizenship deprivation as a tool to exclude undesirable citizens. Scholars have primarily discussed the implications of this policy (re)turn from perspective of the state and the migrant communities targeted, while leaving embodied experiences of denaturalisation unexamined. This article draws on a unique interview material with 28 individuals in a hard-to-reach group: people facing citizenship deprivation…
Citizenship Cheaters' before the Law: Reading Fraud-Based Denaturalization in Norway through Lenses of Exceptionalism
For decades, fraud-based denaturalization was hardly used in Norway. In the 2015-2016 'refugee crisis,' however, the right-wing government decided to reinforce efforts to expose 'citizenship cheaters.' This article asks how this decision emerged, what arguments the government articulated to legitimize this decision, and how parliament responded. I examine the Norwegian case by reworking Schmitt and Agamben's perspectives on exceptionalism. The ex…
Losing the Right to Stay: Revocation of Refugee Permits in Norway
Following the record number of asylum seekers to Europe in 2015, Norway intensified its practice of revoking migrants’ residence permits and citizenships, which primarily affected refugees and their families, and reflects a broader international trend of increased use of temporary protection. This article explores the effects of revocation on individuals, their families and wider communities by analysing how revocation is experienced and its cons…
Immigrant meanings of citizenship: Mobility, Stability, and Recognition
Based on interviews with 21 immigrants in Norway, including both naturalized citizens and ‘denizens’, this article addresses immigrant meanings of citizenship and naturalization. The findings show that the interviewees attributed three meanings to citizenship. First, Norwegian citizenship served as a powerful means of spatial mobility, thereby facilitating transnational connections. Second, citizenship signified a legal stability that may guard p…
Citizenship in the Nordic Countries
The Nordic countries have a century-long tradition for cooperation within the area of citizenship law. Since the mid-1970s, however, the Nordic countries have moved in different directions. Today, the Nordic countries represent the entire continuum in European citizenship policies – from liberal Sweden to restrictive Denmark, with the other Nordic neighbors in between. This report reviews the historical development and the current citizenship reg…
Losing the Right to Stay: Revocation of Refugee Permits in Norway
Following the record number of asylum seekers to Europe in 2015, Norway intensified its practice of revoking migrants’ residence permits and citizenships, which primarily affected refugees and their families, and reflects a broader international trend of increased use of temporary protection. This article explores the effects of revocation on individuals, their families and wider communities by analysing how revocation is experienced and its cons…
Immigrant meanings of citizenship: Mobility, Stability, and Recognition
Based on interviews with 21 immigrants in Norway, including both naturalized citizens and ‘denizens’, this article addresses immigrant meanings of citizenship and naturalization. The findings show that the interviewees attributed three meanings to citizenship. First, Norwegian citizenship served as a powerful means of spatial mobility, thereby facilitating transnational connections. Second, citizenship signified a legal stability that may guard p…
Circles of alienation: Examining First-Hand Experiences of Citizenship Deprivation Through the Perspective of Emotions and Estrangement
Many states have recently re-discovered citizenship deprivation as a tool to exclude undesirable citizens. Scholars have primarily discussed the implications of this policy (re)turn from perspective of the state and the migrant communities targeted, while leaving embodied experiences of denaturalisation unexamined. This article draws on a unique interview material with 28 individuals in a hard-to-reach group: people facing citizenship deprivation…
Citizenship Cheaters' before the Law: Reading Fraud-Based Denaturalization in Norway through Lenses of Exceptionalism
For decades, fraud-based denaturalization was hardly used in Norway. In the 2015-2016 'refugee crisis,' however, the right-wing government decided to reinforce efforts to expose 'citizenship cheaters.' This article asks how this decision emerged, what arguments the government articulated to legitimize this decision, and how parliament responded. I examine the Norwegian case by reworking Schmitt and Agamben's perspectives on exceptionalism. The ex…
Sinners, saints, and racialized scapegoats: (Mis)interpellation and subject positions in the face of citizenship revocation in Norway
Policymakers across Europe proclaim that citizenship should be earned and deserved. States have raised the bars for naturalization and lowered the threshold for denaturalization, creating new hierarchies of deservingness. While researchers have studied how prospective citizens navigate these hierarchies, the experiences of to-be-denaturalized individuals have remained nearly untouched. Based on interviews with 28 individuals who had immigrated to…
Citizenship in the Nordic Countries
The Nordic countries have a century-long tradition for cooperation within the area of citizenship law. Since the mid-1970s, however, the Nordic countries have moved in different directions. Today, the Nordic countries represent the entire continuum in European citizenship policies – from liberal Sweden to restrictive Denmark, with the other Nordic neighbors in between. This report reviews the historical development and the current citizenship reg…
Immigrant meanings of citizenship: Mobility, Stability, and Recognition
Based on interviews with 21 immigrants in Norway, including both naturalized citizens and ‘denizens’, this article addresses immigrant meanings of citizenship and naturalization. The findings show that the interviewees attributed three meanings to citizenship. First, Norwegian citizenship served as a powerful means of spatial mobility, thereby facilitating transnational connections. Second, citizenship signified a legal stability that may guard p…
Losing the Right to Stay: Revocation of Refugee Permits in Norway
Following the record number of asylum seekers to Europe in 2015, Norway intensified its practice of revoking migrants’ residence permits and citizenships, which primarily affected refugees and their families, and reflects a broader international trend of increased use of temporary protection. This article explores the effects of revocation on individuals, their families and wider communities by analysing how revocation is experienced and its cons…
Citizenship Cheaters' before the Law: Reading Fraud-Based Denaturalization in Norway through Lenses of Exceptionalism
For decades, fraud-based denaturalization was hardly used in Norway. In the 2015-2016 'refugee crisis,' however, the right-wing government decided to reinforce efforts to expose 'citizenship cheaters.' This article asks how this decision emerged, what arguments the government articulated to legitimize this decision, and how parliament responded. I examine the Norwegian case by reworking Schmitt and Agamben's perspectives on exceptionalism. The ex…
Sinners, saints, and racialized scapegoats: (Mis)interpellation and subject positions in the face of citizenship revocation in Norway
Policymakers across Europe proclaim that citizenship should be earned and deserved. States have raised the bars for naturalization and lowered the threshold for denaturalization, creating new hierarchies of deservingness. While researchers have studied how prospective citizens navigate these hierarchies, the experiences of to-be-denaturalized individuals have remained nearly untouched. Based on interviews with 28 individuals who had immigrated to…
Circles of alienation: Examining First-Hand Experiences of Citizenship Deprivation Through the Perspective of Emotions and Estrangement
Many states have recently re-discovered citizenship deprivation as a tool to exclude undesirable citizens. Scholars have primarily discussed the implications of this policy (re)turn from perspective of the state and the migrant communities targeted, while leaving embodied experiences of denaturalisation unexamined. This article draws on a unique interview material with 28 individuals in a hard-to-reach group: people facing citizenship deprivation…
Political science (6 works) · Citizenship (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Migration, Refugees, and Integration (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (4 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (4 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Economics (2 works)