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245 0 0 _aDeserving citizenship :
_bcitizenship tests in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom /
_cby Ricky van Oers.
264 1 _aLeiden :
_bMartinus Nijhoff Publishers,
_c2014.
300 _a1 online resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
490 0 _aImmigration and asylum law and policy in Europe,
_x1568-2749 ;
_vv. 31
500 _aBased on author's thesis (doctoral)--Radboud University Nijmegen, 2013.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 279-286) and index.
505 0 0 _aPreliminary Material -- Introduction -- Justifying Citizenship Tests -- Repairing the Failures of the Past: The Introduction of a Citizenship Test in the Netherlands -- ‘Deutschland sucht den Superstaatsbürger’: Integration Requirements in German Nationality Law -- On a Journey to Citizenship: Earning the Right to Full Membership in the UK -- The Citizenship Tests Compared -- The Quantitative Impact of the Citizenship Tests in the Netherlands, Germany and the UK -- The Effects of Citizenship Testing: The Case of the Netherlands -- Language and Integration Testing in Practice: The Case of Germany -- The ‘Knowledge Requirements’ in Practice: The UK -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Annex I Methodological Justification of Qualitative Research and Overview of Interviewed Immigrants and Stakeholders -- Annex II Questionnaire for the Research into the Effects of the Requirement ‘to have Sufficient Knowledge of Language and Life in the UK’ as a Condition for British Citizenship -- Index.
520 _aIn the past decade, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom have formalised or introduced language and knowledge of society tests for immigrants applying for citizenship. The aim of this book is to assess the explicit and hidden goals these citizenship tests are meant to achieve, as well as to analyse their intended and unintended effects. The book answers the questions of why the countries under consideration introduced citizenship tests and what effects these tests have produced. The latter question has been answered on the basis of an analysis of relevant statistics and an analysis of interviews with immigrants and stakeholders. Furthermore, the content of the tests presented to (possible) future citizens of Germany, the Netherlands and the UK has been thoroughly analysed.
650 0 _aNaturalization
_zGermany.
650 0 _aNaturalization
_zGreat Britain.
650 0 _aNaturalization
_zNetherlands.
650 0 _aCitizenship
_zGermany
_xExaminations, questions, etc.
650 0 _aCitizenship
_zGreat Britain
_xExaminations, questions, etc.
650 0 _aCitizenship
_zNetherlands
_xExaminations, questions, etc.
700 1 _aOers, Ricky van.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_tDeserving Citizenship: Citizenship Tests in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom
_dLeiden, Boston : Brill | Nijhoff, 2014,
_z9789004251069
830 0 _aImmigration and Asylum Law and Policy in Europe
_v31.
830 0 _aHuman Rights and Humanitarian Law E-Books Online, Collection 2013, ISBN: 9789004248700.
856 4 _zDOI:
_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004251076
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