This
book brings together scholars from various disciplines to explore
current issues and trends in the rethinking of migration and citizenship
from the perspective of three major immigrant democracies – Australia,
Canada, and the United States. These countries share a history of
pronounced immigration and emigration, extensive experience with
diasporic and mobile communities, and with integrating culturally
diverse populations. They also share an approach to automatic
citizenship based on the principle of
jus soli (as opposed to the traditionally common
jus sanguinis
of continental Europe), and a comparatively open attitude towards
naturalization. Some of these characteristics are now under pressure due
to the "restrictive turn" in citizenship and migration worldwide.
This
volume explores the significance of political structures, political
agents and political culture in shaping processes of inclusion and
exclusion in these diverse societies. This book was originally published
as a special issue of
Citizenship Studies.
