"Making Italians" without Italy

Sociology of Non-State Intermediaries of an External Citizenship

Bibliographic Data

ID2976602
AuthorsD Trucco (0000-0001-5874-7754, Danieli (Italy), corresponding author)
TranslatorsYvonne van der Does
Year2023
Volume39
Issue2-3
Publication date2023-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevue européenne des migrations internationales (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0765-0752 • E-ISSN: 1777-5418
PublisherOpenEdition (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4000/12j3k
OpenAlexW4403529325
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited41

Highly restrictive for immigrants and their children living on national territory (ius soli), Italian citizenship law is among the most generous for the descendants of its emigrants abroad (ius sanguinis). Italian citizenship gives access to one of the world's most powerful passports in addition to important political rights, it is thus the most sought-after citizenship for non-resident co-ethnics. By shifting the focus to how the right to this citizenship is implemented, and notably the role of non-State intermediaries (legal and non-legal professionals), the article questions how a nation-State defines its borders, both legal and symbolic or cultural, and brings to light the socio-economic and socio-legal mechanisms behind a citizenship acquired "by the right of blood

Business · Citizenship · Intermediary · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Computer Science · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society · Law · Marketing

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