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AuthorZaccara, Luciano
AuthorSaldana, Marta
Available date2019-05-15T08:40:38Z
Publication Date2017-09
Publication NameRelaciones Internacionales
CitationLuciano Zaccara, Marta Saldaña. (2017) Citizenship Policies in the Gulf Cooperation Council States. Relaciones Internacionales. Vol 35.
ISSN1699 - 3950
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/11564
AbstractThis article explores the legal frameworks of citizenship and naturalization of the six states of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and analyzes how they have been used since the creation of modern states to the present, with special attention to events after the Arab Spring. Within this context, it discusses to what extent the rentier character of the Gulf states has affected the design of policies of citizenship and naturalization; which are the main aspects of the legislation of each country; what are the differences between the use of legal frameworks before and after the Arab Spring; what legal reforms have been carried out since the Arab Spring; and with what objectives has citizenship been granted or revoked. The article concludes that the citizenship policies of the GCC states have been a fundamental aspect of the nation-state building process and the establishment of state-society relations, as well as of a very elaborate strategy to ensure political regime stability, survival and legitimization, especially visible in the aftermath of the Arab Spring.
SponsorQatar National Research Fund (miembro de Qatar Foundation) # 2-1117-14120
Languagees
PublisherGrupo de Estudios de Relaciones Internacionales (GERI)
SubjectCitizenship
Arab Spring
Gulf Cooperation Council
Ciudadanía
naturalización
Primavera Árabe
Consejo de Cooperación del Golfo
TitleLas políticas de ciudadanía en los estados del Consejo de Cooperación del Golfo
Alternative TitleCitizenship Policies in the Gulf Cooperation Council States
TypeArticle
Pagination79 - 101
Volume Number35
Alternative AbstractThis article explores the legal frameworks of citizenship and naturalization of the six states of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and analyzes how they have been used since the creation of modern states to the present, with special attention to events after the Arab Spring. Within this context, it discusses to what extent the rentier character of the Gulf states has affected the design of policies of citizenship and naturalization; which are the main aspects of the legislation of each country; what are the differences between the use of legal frameworks before and after the Arab Spring; what legal reforms have been carried out since the Arab Spring; and with what objectives has citizenship been granted or revoked. The article concludes that the citizenship policies of the GCC states have been a fundamental aspect of the nation-state building process and the establishment of state-society relations, as well as of a very elaborate strategy to ensure political regime stability, survival and legitimization, especially visible in the aftermath of the Arab Spring.
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