Accessing and Contesting Citizenship Equality

Abstract

This panel engages with the theme of equality in citizenship, particularly in relation to vulnerable, marginalized groups. It explores the meanings and implications of equal citizenship, normatively and in practice. It builds on a range of cases which study the relationship between the state and citizens/groups in securing or contesting this equality. What equality entails diverges across settings and groups such as indigenous groups, minorities or disabled citizens. The panel explores access to rights and protection by marginalized groups and simultaneously questions the potential for deepened discrimination. It asks: Which actors have influence? Who determines the rights for equal citizenship? What do we know about cases of discrimination and marginalization? How do hierarchies of citizenship emerge?

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