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Nations, States, and Citizens: an Explanation of the Citizenship Policies in Estonia and Lithuania

Nations, States, and Citizens: an Explanation of the Citizenship Policies in Estonia and Lithuania NATIONS, STATES, AND CITIZENS: AN EXPLANATION OF THE CITIZENSHIP POLICIES IN ESTONIA AND LITHUANIA Lowell W. Barrington1 Assistant Professor of Political Science, Marquette University, Milwaukee 1. Introduction One policy decision by leaders of a newly independent state divides the population into two mutually exclusive groups and can affect whether or not entire segments of the population receive a critical set of political and social rights. The policy is citizenship, and the decision is how to define the citizenry. Citizenship has not received the publicity of other changes in the post-Communist world, such as economic transition or the development and evolution of ruling institutions. Yet, citizenship can affect voting, occupa- tion, and residence and can create tensions between those who receive it and those who do not. The exclusion of minority groups in one state can affect the actions of other states due to the heterogeneous populations of central Europe and Eurasia. Perceived oppression of Russians in former USSR republics has led some to call on the Russian government to protect its "brothers and sisters" in other states. Groups such as the OSCE (formerly CSCE) are monitoring events surrounding citizenship precisely because of their potential to spark actions outside http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Review of Central and East European Law Brill

Nations, States, and Citizens: an Explanation of the Citizenship Policies in Estonia and Lithuania

Barrington, Lowell W.
Review of Central and East European Law , Volume 21 (2): 103 – Jan 1, 1995
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© 1995 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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10.1163/157303595X00066
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NATIONS, STATES, AND CITIZENS: AN EXPLANATION OF THE CITIZENSHIP POLICIES IN ESTONIA AND LITHUANIA Lowell W. Barrington1 Assistant Professor of Political Science, Marquette University, Milwaukee 1. Introduction One policy decision by leaders of a newly independent state divides the population into two mutually exclusive groups and can affect whether or not entire segments of the population receive a critical set of political and social rights. The policy is citizenship, and the decision is how to define the citizenry. Citizenship has not received the publicity of other changes in the post-Communist world, such as economic transition or the development and evolution of ruling institutions. Yet, citizenship can affect voting, occupa- tion, and residence and can create tensions between those who receive it and those who do not. The exclusion of minority groups in one state can affect the actions of other states due to the heterogeneous populations of central Europe and Eurasia. Perceived oppression of Russians in former USSR republics has led some to call on the Russian government to protect its "brothers and sisters" in other states. Groups such as the OSCE (formerly CSCE) are monitoring events surrounding citizenship precisely because of their potential to spark actions outside

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Published: Jan 1, 1995

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