Viewed from the Past, the Future of South African Citizenship

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ID2137646
AuthorsJonathan Klaaren (0000-0002-8732-3771, University of the Witwatersrand, corresponding author)
Year2010
Volume69
Issue3
Pages385-401
Publication date2010-12-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAfrican Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-0184 • E-ISSN: 1469-2872
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00020184.2010.528858
OpenAlexW2007280095
LanguageEN
References cited23

The formation of South African citizenship between 1897 and 1937 may be explained through the process of bureaucratic regulation of the mobility of three populations: European, African, and Asian. The origins of South African laws of immigration and nationality are found in this period. Identifying first the baseline concept of South African citizenship, this article describes and analyses three manifestations of current ferment regarding such citizenship. In each of the branches of government, there is contestation regarding the currently dominant vision of South African citizenship. Most prominently, there is a contest between official residence citizenship and republication citizenship in the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court. In conclusion, the article explores the potential for further movement towards denizenship within the South African migration regime

Bureaucracy · Citizenship · CONTEST · Government (linguistics · Immigration · Jurisprudence · Nationality · Political science · Politics · Residence · Sociology · Comparative and International Law Studies · Gender Studies · Human Rights and Development · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa

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