Undocumented migrants' citizenship in pandemic times
The South Korean case
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4525343 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chulhyo Kim (0000-0001-6309-3636, Gyeongsang National University, corresponding author), Hee Jung Choi (0009-0001-3837-1793, Social Science Research Institute, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea), Dong-Hoon Seol (0000-0001-7289-6609, Jeonbuk National University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1063-1075 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-17 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Citizenship Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1362-1025 • E-ISSN: 1469-3593 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13621025.2022.2131071 |
| OpenAlex | W4309551090 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the citizenship of both nationals and non-nationals. We define citizenship as a contested membership among all populations within the territory of a state, encompassing the status, rights, and performativity of the people. We look at changes in the citizenship of non-nationals, particularly the most vulnerable: undocumented migrants. Despite long-standing discrimination against undocumented migrants, the COVID-19 pandemic compelled the South Korean government to reconsider its policies on their citizenship rights. The government provided free tests and treatments, and free vaccinations to the undocumented migrants who had long been ignored in South Korea. It also suspended immigration crackdowns and deportations. While these COVID-19 preventive measures were intended to address community safety, they also affected the multifaceted nature of citizenship by making everybody within the territory both the subject and object of quarantine. Do these measures indicate an expansion of South Korean citizenship to include undocumented migrants? We discuss what implications the South Korean government’s pandemic-response policies may have for citizenship. With the increasing elasticity of citizenship boundaries in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, we claim that territorial aspects have been given greater emphasis in the politics of South Korean citizenship
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |