We investigate the origin, impact and evolution of citizenship laws. Citizenship laws originate from the common and civil law traditions, which apply jus soli and jus sanguinis, respectively. We compile a data set across countries of the world starting from the 19th century. The impact of the...

Introduction -- Part I -- The Idea and Practices of Citizenship in South Korea -- Threats or Leverage for Korean Civil Society in Contesting Globalization -- Part II -- The Migration of Elites in a Borderless World: Citizenship as an Incentive for Professionals and Managers? -- A Comparative...

Several European countries have reformed their citizenship policies over the past decades. There is much to learn from their experience of how citizenship works; for whom it works; and what rules and policies matter for integration. The article surveys recent quasi-experimental evidence and...

This comparative table includes data related to international immigrants by citizenship and age. Most of the thematic files of the database include three core variables: the country of residence, the country of birth and educational attainment as well as subcategories for gender and age.