Dr Yossi Harpaz will present his recent research as part of our Research Seminar Series.
The talk will present the book "Citizenship 2.0: Dual Nationality as a Global Asset," that recently came out with Princeton University Press. The book focuses on an important yet overlooked dimension of globalization: the steady rise in the legitimacy and prevalence of dual citizenship. There is clear evidence of booming global demand for a second, premium citizenship from EU countries or the U.S. In most cases, the acquisition of a second citizenship does not lead to emigration. I therefore refer to this phenomenon as "compensatory citizenship". Such citizenship is typically used in an instrumental manner, as an insurance policy, opportunity enhancer, backup passport, or even status symbol. The book compares three study cases: EU dual citizenship in Israel, Hungarian (EU) dual citizenship in Serbia, and American dual citizenship in Mexico. Drawing on statistics and interview data, I analyze the dynamics of compensatory citizenship and its interaction with economic inequality and national identity in each case. I find that individuals worldwide are becoming increasingly strategic in their relation to citizenship, perceiving it as a ranked position in a global hierarchy rather than a sacred and unique national identity
Yossi Harpaz is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Tel-Aviv University, and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Weatherhead Center, Harvard University.
Harpaz has earned his Ph.D. in Sociology from Princeton University in 2016. His research interests include citizenship, globalization, international migration, national identity, and social theory. His first book, Citizenship 2.0: Dual Nationality as a Global Asset, recently came out with Princeton University Press. The book focuses examines the global consequences of states’ increasing toleration of dual citizenship, focusing on three case studies from Serbia, Israel and Mexico. Harpaz's research has also been published in the International Migration Review, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies and other journals and edited volumes. He has co-edited (with Pablo Mateos) a special issue of the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies on the topic of strategic citizenship.
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