CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2025
| Author | Kaygisiz, Ulku Rumeysa |
|---|---|
| Title | Germany's 2024 Citizenship Reform and Turkish Immigrants: Responses to the Liberalization of Dual Citizenship Policy |
| Summary | This thesis examines the effects of Germany’s reform of its citizenship law, officially titled the Act to Modernise Nationality Law, which came into force on 27 June 2024 and liberalized access to dual citizenship. Focusing on the naturalization intentions of Turkish immigrants who were eligible for German citizenship both before and after the reform, the study analyzes 15 interviews with Turkish immigrants in Germany who have not yet naturalized. Participants are grouped into three categories based on their naturalization intentions: (1) those who were interested in naturalization both before and after the reform, (2) those who were previously uninterested but have become interested after the reform, and (3) those who remain indifferent. The study explores how the liberalization of dual citizenship influences naturalization decisions, drawing on literature that highlights the multi-dimensionality of citizenship, as well as scholarship that moves beyond the conceptual dichotomy between instrumental approaches and symbolic understandings. It also explores additional factors beyond citizenship policies, such as symbolic boundaries, intergenerational factors, and dynamics in the homeland and destination country, that shape individuals’ decisions about naturalization. |
| Supervisor | Baubock, Rainer; Pogonyi, Szabolcs |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2025/kaygisiz_ulku.pdf |
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