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Locke(d) in a Dilemma: The Problem of Territorial Authority

open access: yesPhilosophy &Public Affairs, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Lockean social contract theory, the state exercises its authority over territory through property rights. The state has territorial authority over the property it and its citizens claim. This authority is legitimate when the state has the consent of the governed and effectively governs. In this paper, I argue that there is an irreconcilable
Samantha L. Fritz
wiley   +1 more source

Denial and denigration: how racism feeds statelessness

open access: yes, 2017
Minorities and indigenous peoples are especially vulnerable to statelessness. Through research, films, photos and case studies, this website explores how statelessness is often an outcome of discrimination and ...
Manby, Bronwen
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Strengthened or Sidelined? An Evaluation of Pledges to Eradicate Statelessness in the Southern African Development Community

open access: yesAfrican Human Mobility Review
Since 2018, there has been a significant mobilization of developmental funding mechanisms and efforts to facilitate greater burden-sharing among refugee-hosting states and address protracted displacement.
Sky Kruger, Shazia Sader
doaj   +1 more source

Lessons on State and Local Income Taxes From the Twenty‐First Century and Challenges for the Future

open access: yesPublic Budgeting &Finance, EarlyView.
Abstract I survey recent research on subnational income tax policy, arguing that a defining feature is geography. Geographic boundaries limit the power of subnational governments to tax people and activities. The article discusses where income should be taxed and the effects of these tax rules on the interjurisdictional mobility of people and jobs.
David R. Agrawal
wiley   +1 more source

The status of statelessness 60 years on

open access: yes, 2014
The 60th anniversary of the 1954 Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons is an opportunity to draw attention to the human face of statelessness, and to increase awareness of the impact of this issue on both the lives of individuals and societies ...
Türk, Volker, Volker Türk
core  

Racial Discrimination in Nationality Laws

open access: yesColumbia Journal of Race and Law, 2021
Statelessness has historically been overlooked by the international community, but it is now a significant focus of the work of academics, advocates, and international institutions.
Michelle Foster, Timnah Rachel Baker
doaj  

Beliefs about collective victimization in contexts of ongoing and historical oppression: A Q methodology study among Kurds from Turkey and Northern Kurdistan in Germany

open access: yesPolitical Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The scarce political and social psychological research on the Kurdish–Turkish context primarily addresses intergroup relations and general perceptions of the conflict. Conversely, Kurds' experiences of and beliefs about collective victimization in this context have not been examined much to date.
Helin Ünal, Johanna Ray Vollhardt
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence, Datafication and Exploring the Minimum Content of Nationality

open access: yes
The paper examines how the increasing datafication of society and advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) offer new empirical opportunities to better understand the Minimum Content of Nationality (MCN).
Tucker, Jason, Tucker, Jason,
core   +1 more source

Transposing Citizenship: Acts of Belonging and Locality Among the Non‐Citizen Population of the Arabian Peninsula

open access: yesStudies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines how non‐citizens born and raised in Kuwait develop a sense of belonging despite restrictive nationality laws and the Kafala sponsorship system that deny them legal pathways to citizenship. Drawing on qualitative ethnographic research, I introduce the concept of ‘acts of belonging’ to capture how these individuals assert ...
Abdullah al‐Khonaini
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the Interaction between Statelessness, Legal Empowerment and Human Trafficking

open access: yesTilburg Law Review, 2014
There is a common claim and widely held perception that statelessness puts a person at greater risk of becoming a victim of human trafficking. The underlying logic is compelling: without any nationality, stateless people often face severe obstacles in ...
Laura van Waas   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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