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Title Deserving Citizenship : citizenship tests in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom / by Ricky van Oers
Published Leiden : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 304 pages)
Series Immigration and asylum law and policy in Europe, 1568-2749 ; volume 31
Immigration and asylum law and policy in Europe ; v. 31. 1568-2749
Contents Deserving Citizenship; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Structure, Research Questions and Methodology; 1.2. Delineation of the Research; 1.3. Existing Studies; 1.4. Structure of the Book; 2. Justifying Citizenship Tests; 2.1. Dimensions of Citizenship; 2.1.1. Citizenship as Legal Status ('What You Get'); 2.1.2. Citizenship as Activity ('What You Owe'); 2.1.3. Citizenship as Identity ('What You Feel'); 2.2. Theoretical Foundations for Conditions for Naturalisation; 2.2.1. Liberal Citizenship; 2.2.2. Republican and Communitarian Critiques of Liberalism
2.2.2.1. The Republican Account of Citizenship2.2.2.2. Communitarian Citizenship; 2.3. Conclusions; 3. Repairing the Failures of the Past: The Introduction of a Citizenship Test in the Netherlands; 3.1. From Informal Interview to Formalised Test: Debates on Dutch Nationality Law from 1985 to 2006; 3.1.1. The 1985 Dutch Nationality Act and the Minorities' Policy; 3.1.2. Revision of the Dutch Nationality Act; 3.1.3. From Naturalisation Test to Integration Examination; 3.2. Testing Integration as a Condition for Naturalisation; 3.3. Conclusions
4. 'Deutschland sucht den Superstaatsbürger': Integration Requirements in German Nationality Law4.1. Testing Integration as a Condition for Naturalisation Prior to the 2000 Reform; 4.2. The Reform of 2000: Further Liberalisation?; 4.3. Amendments following the Zuwanderungsgesetz; 4.4. Proposals to Change the Staatsangehörigkeitsgesetz Put Forward; 4.5. The Government's Proposals in the Richtlinienumsetzungsgesetz; 4.6. Debates about the Naturalisation Test; 4.7. Conclusions; 5. On a Journey to Citizenship: Earning the Right to Full Membership in the UK
5.1. Integration Requirements in British Nationality Law5.1.1. Language Testing Prior to the Adoption of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act; 5.1.2. Towards More Demanding Ways of Testing Integration; 5.2. The New Way of Integration Testing; 5.3. Further Proposals to Restrict Access to British Citizenship; 5.3.1. The Path to Citizenship; 5.3.2. The Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill; 5.4. Conclusions; 6. The Citizenship Tests Compared; 6.1. Qualifying the Tests; 6.2. Qualifying the Dutch Integration Examination; 6.2.1. Is the Dutch Citizenship Test Liberal?
6.2.2. Republican Elements in the Dutch Citizenship Test6.2.3. Communitarian Elements in the Dutch Citizenship Test; 6.3. Qualifying the German Einbürgerungstest; 6.3.1. Can the Einbürgerungstest Be Qualified as Liberal?; 6.3.2. Can the Einbürgerungstest Be Qualified as Republican?; 6.3.3. Can the Einbürgerungstest Be Qualified as Communitarian?; 6.4. Qualifying the British 'Life in the UK' Test; 6.4.1. A Liberal Test?; 6.4.2. Republican Elements; 6.4.3. Communitarian Elements; 6.5. Comparing the Tests; 6.5.1. What Is Tested?; 6.5.2. How Can the Tests Be Qualified?
Summary In Deserving Citizenship Ricky van Oers analyses the reasons for introduction and effects of citizenship tests in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom
Notes Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Radboud University Nijmegen, 2013
7. The Quantitative Impact of the Citizenship Tests in the Netherlands, Germany and the UK
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Naturalization -- Germany
Naturalization -- Great Britain
Naturalization -- Netherlands
Citizenship -- Germany -- Examinations, questions, etc
Citizenship -- Great Britain -- Examinations, questions, etc.
Citizenship -- Netherlands -- Examinations, questions, etc
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights.
Citizenship
Naturalization
Einbürgerung
Rechtsvergleich
Germany.
Great Britain.
The Netherlands.
Citizenship.
Naturalisation.
Emigration and immigration.
Immigration law.
Germany
Great Britain
Netherlands
Deutschland
Großbritannien
Niederlande
Genre/Form Examinations
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789004251076
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9004251065
9789004251069