Immigrant Naturalization in the Context of Institutional Diversity

Policy Matters, but to Whom

Dados Bibliográficos

ID9954797
AutoresMaarten Vink (0000-0001-7143-4859, Maastricht University, autor correspondente), Maarten Peter Vink (Maastricht University), Tijana Prokic‐Breuer (Maastricht University), Jaap Dronkers (0000-0003-4252-5270, Maastricht University)
Ano2013
Volume51
Fascículo5
Páginas1-20
Data de publicação2013-06-12
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Migration (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0020-7985 • E-ISSN: 1468-2435
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/imig.12106
OpenAlexW2124722264
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas73
Referências citadas26

Why do some immigrants naturalize and others not? While much of the literature emphasizes the importance of country of origin features and individual characteristics, there is surprisingly little systematic research on the relation between citizenship policies in destination countries and citizenship take‐up among immigrants. Most research in this field draws on data from single country cases and has limited comparative scope. In this paper we analyze citizenship take‐up among first generation immigrants in 16 European countries. We apply an explicit cross‐national perspective and argue that immigrant naturalization in Europe is determined not only by country of origin features and individual characteristics, but also by the opportunity structure set by the citizenship laws in the countries of origin and destination. We show that more accessible citizenship policies matter little for immigrants from highly developed countries, particularly those with fewer years of residence, but matter significantly for immigrants from less developed countries. As the composition of immigrant populations and citizenship policies across Europe vary significantly, this comparative design is ideally suited to testing the relative importance of factors related to country of origin, individual background and legal opportunity structure

Citizenship · Comparative research · Context (archaeology · Cultural diversity · Demographic economics · Development economics · Diversity (politics · Economics · Geography · Immigration · Immigration policy · Multiculturalism · Naturalization · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Residence · Scope (computer science · Social science · Sociology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration