Abstract
Many countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) grant preferential access to citizenship to co-ethnics living outside their borders. This overlaps with several key regional demographic trends, such as a dramatic decrease of fertility rates, high emigration and changes in the ethnic structure of the populations. The paper analyses co-ethnic citizenship policies of five CEE countries in order to assess their demographic impact on both the kin-states and on the communities of co-ethnics living outside their kin-state. It argues that, despite their important potential, co-ethnic citizenship policies in the region have yielded little ethno-demographic benefits. The size of both core ethnic groups in the kin-state and of co-ethnic communities living outside the kin-state has decreased throughout the region. Moreover, on several occasions, the situation of co-ethnics has worsened as a direct consequence of co-ethnic citizenship policies.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 958-974 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 26 Apr 2019 |
Keywords
- bulgaria
- central and eastern europe
- citizenship
- demography
- diaspora
- ethnicity
- kin-states
- nationalism
- BULGARIA
- Central and Eastern Europe
- Citizenship