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Author	M. Helbling
Title	Decentralised citizenship politics: Between national justice and municipal particularities,
Publisher	IMISCOE
Place	Amsterdam
Title series	IMISCOE Policy Briefs
Year	2008
Series number	9
Institute/dept.	Associated members
Keywords	Citizenship/legal status; Policies local/national/international
Abstract	Switzerland constitutes the most extreme case when it comes to local-level variations in citizenship policies. In this country, every municipality is attributed its own right to decide the criteria for naturalising foreigners. As a result, we observe a large range of different naturalisation policies. This policy brief discusses the mechanisms that influence local naturalisation policies, as well as advantages and problems that come with a decentralised system. The brief is based on the IMISCOE publication Practising Citizenship and Heterogeneous Nationhood. Naturalisations in Swiss Municipalities.
Document type	Report
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