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Citizenship, semi-citizenship and the hostile environment:The performativity of bordering practices
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The Life in the UK citizenship test and the urgent need for its reform
Get PDFThe Life in the United Kingdom test is an important part of British immigration policy attracting cross-party support, but which is also much misunderstood. This chapter examines how the test was launched, the problems with different versions of the test and, most importantly, recommendations for how it can be reformed. My research has found the test impractical, inconsistent, focused more on the purely trivial than practical trivia, gender imbalanced and already outdated. The analysis is not only critical. The government could choose to change the law and end use of the test. This would be one way to end many of the problems that the test has caused by itself. But another option is to reform the test urgently along the lines indicated below and, crucially, with the thus far absence of naturalised British citizens that have experienced the test first-hand. Such consultation is essential to ensuring the test lives up to its original purposes and can win public confidence. Neither is true at present, so inaction is not an option
Citizenship in Times of Turmoil?
No full textThis innovative book considers the evolution of the contemporary issues surrounding British citizenship, integrating the social aspects and ideas of identity and belonging alongside its legal elements. With contributions from renowned lawyers and academics, it challenges the view that there are immutable values and enduring rights associated with citizenship status.
The book is organised into three thematic parts. Expert contributors trace the life cycle of the citizenship process, focusing on becoming a British citizen, retaining this citizenship with its associated rights, and the potential loss of citizenship owing to immigration controls. Through a critical examination of the concepts and content of British citizenship, the premise that citizenship retracts from full membership in society in times of turmoil is questioned.
Wide-ranging and interdisciplinary, Citizenship in Times of Turmoil? will be a key resource for scholars and students working within the fields of migration, citizenship and immigration law. Including details of legal practice, it will also be of benefit to practitioners.Publishe
Persistent legal inequalities and the colonial association of modern British citizenship
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Unleashing the force of law ::legal mobilization, national security, and basic freedoms /
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