DSPO 25A57 - The Comparative Politics of Citizenship in Europe and Beyond

Citizenship as a membership status is fraught with tensions, both conceptually and regarding existing social issues. It provides a powerful tool for inclusion and rights provision, but it also delineates those who belong from those who do not through mechanisms of exclusion. These implications include but are not limited to: the devaluation of citizenship in a post-national world where the benefit of citizenship rights is allegedly being disconnected from the possession of national membership; the liberalisation of citizenship policies through the progressive institutionalisation of mixed citizenship regimes based on jus soli and jus sanguinis and an increased tolerance towards dual citizenship; the commodification of citizenship with the development of passports-for-sale programmes; the securitisation of citizenship through the revival of citizenship revocation against terrorists… This course provides an advanced, comparative insight into these debates with a specific focus on the intersection between citizenship, migration and belonging. The course will primarily concentrate on Europe and Northern America but will systematically introduce comparative elements with other regions of the world (Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East) to provide students with a wider, global perspective on the politics of citizenship. The course will delve into the transformations of citizenship regimes through the review and discussion of key scientific contributions in the field of citizenship studies, which has developed at the nexus of different disciplines over the past thirty years (political science, sociology, history, law). Beyond discussing citizenship and the dynamics of inclusion and exclusion it entails, this class will also be an opportunity to address more general concerns in social science research (how to assess change, how to ensure comparability across contexts, how to address the gap between policy on paper and policy in practice, etc.).

Emilien FARGUES

Séminaire

English

Spring 2022-2023

To validate the course, each student will be expected to pass the following assignments: 1) Continuous assessment: 60% of the mark, which breaks down as follows: • Oral presentations of the compulsory readings: one presentation per student throughout the 12 weeks of 15 minutes each maximum: 30% of the mark. • Intermediate presentations of the progress with the research paper: 20% of the mark. • Active participation in seminars during the discussions of readings and practical cases: 10% of the mark. 2) Final research paper: 40% of the mark • A written research paper, on a topic of comparative citizenship politics selected by each student, of approximately 30,000 characters (approx. 15 pages, double-spaced, TNR 12) and written in English to be delivered during week 11 through Urkund. Further information on the assessment criteria will be provided during the introductory session of the course.

Seminar sessions will consist of a first part with presentations from two students relating to the readings (up to 15 minutes each) and a collective discussion of the specific readings assigned for each session. Most weeks, the second part will alternate its focus on (1) targeted discussions of practical cases that aim at developing students' analytical and argumentative abilities, and (2) the oral presentation of the work in progress of the final research paper that will be due on week 11. Which weeks focus on each of these two pedagogical formats will be specified in the syllabus. For the sessions that will focus on the discussion of practical cases, students will need to think about the practical cases in advance of the seminar sessions and bring some notes and/or sketches of their positions and responses to the practical cases, so that discussions can be fruitful (these sketches are not expected to be more than a few bullet points: students are not expected to write a paper on these practical cases). For the sessions that will focus on the presentation of work in progress on the paper, students will need to prepare a 3-4 minutes PowerPoint presentation addressing different points that will be specified in the syllabus to progress step by step towards the submission of the research paper. Students will share this presentation with the lecturer for feedback after the class.