Citizenship Acquisition by First and Second Generation Immigrants in Western Europe

Migration Seminar: Jaap Dronkers & Maarten Vink, Maastricht University
24 February to 24 February 2010
Location: Kapoenstraat 2, Speigelzaal / Time: 12:30 -13:30

Topic: Citizenship Acquisition by First and Second Generation Immigrants in Western Europe: A Multilevel Analysis
Speakers: Jaap Dronkers & Maarten Vink, Maastricht University

About the paper
Citizenship acquisition is often seen as a crucial step in the process of integrating immigrants in host societies. Whereas increasingly more precise comparative information is available about the differences in citizenship policies across European states, we know very little about the systematic effects of these differences. Do more inclusive citizenship policies indeed lead to higher rates of citizenship acquisition among immigrant groups? This paper aims to analyze the question why some immigrants are more likely to acquire host country citizenship across European states than others. We use a pooled dataset on first and second generation immigrants resident in thirteen West European states and apply a logistic multilevel analysis to measure both country of origin effects and host country effects, as well as individual level characteristics.


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