In my latest book review, I discuss @gezimvisoka.bsky.social & @rameshg.bsky.social “Sub-State Recognition: The Politics of Recognition from Below”, a powerful challenge to the state-centric orthodoxy of recognition and a major contribution to sovereignty studies. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/RRISX...

Happy to share that on the 21st of October at @fggaleiden.bsky.social Leiden University Den Haag, I will present on my new book on Sub-State Recognition, co-authored with @gezimvisoka.bsky.social Sign-up via link: www.staff.universiteitleiden.nl/events/2025/...

Happy to share that on the 21st of October at @fggaleiden.bsky.social Leiden University Den Haag, I will present on my new book on Sub-State Recognition, co-authored with @gezimvisoka.bsky.social Sign-up via link: www.staff.universiteitleiden.nl/events/2025/...

& our book on Sub-State recognition is now accessible online via the #Leiden Library catalogue. catalogue.leidenuniv.nl @ubleiden.bsky.social @fggaleiden.bsky.social @gezimvisoka.bsky.social

Finally got the physical copy of my first book! #DeFactoStates #Recognition #Diplomacy @gezimvisoka.bsky.social @fggaleiden.bsky.social link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

My first book, which discusses Sub-State Recognition, & co-authored with @gezimvisoka.bsky.social, is out now! #DeFactoStates link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

#OutNow: New report on #Ukraine's citizenship in wartime. @rameshg.bsky.social & @faburkhardt.bsky.social (#LeibnizIOS) analyze how #Russia's war transforms Ukrainian citizenship policy through forced naturalizations, demographic crisis, and mass displacement amid mobilization. #OpenAccess ⬇️

NEW PUBLICATION🎉 Happy to finally share the new @globalcit.bsky.social Report on the State of #Citizenship in #Ukraine (2014~2024) co-authored with @faburkhardt.bsky.social #EUI #passportisation hdl.handle.net/1814/92966

Latest report on the hell that queer people in Russia are forced to live through More here (it also has an ENG version): comingoutspb.github.io/lgbt-visibil...

So apparently #Somaliland has derecognised #Somalia. While there are plenty of cases of derecognition of de facto states, this is one of the few (if not only?) cases where a de facto state has derecognised its claimant state in its entirety.

Today! Suspect Citizenship: Rethinking Belonging and Non-belonging in Plural Societies With Identities Associate Editor @jean23bean.bsky.social 27 May, 6pm BST, London School of Economics and Political Science www.lse.ac.uk/sociol...

Citizens of #Abkhazia & #SouthOssetia can now apply for 🇷🇺 citizenship without fulfilling residency & language requirements. Though, based on the decree, it seems that individuals who turned 18 between 2008 & now, are still in limbo. publication.pravo.gov.ru/document/000...

What a day in The Hague for the #RodeLijn protest. The largest Dutch protest in 20 years!

Excited to share that we finally got the cover sorted for my first monograph co-authored with @gezimvisoka.bsky.social!!! #StateRecognition #DeFactoStates

Dual #citizenship agreement between Russia & #Abkhazia/ #SouthOssetia enters into force. The agreements envisage simplified procedure for acquiring 🇷🇺 citizenship (procedures are being drafted). Previously only Tajikistan & Turkmenistan had such agreements with 🇷🇺. sputnik-abkhazia.ru/20250426/gla...

Important new data from @migpolgroup.bsky.social, including on variation in full political and civil rights through citizenship across European countries. After modernization its citizenship law in 2024, Germany moving to the top of the list.

Finally got my copy from the author himself. Thanks @gezimvisoka.bsky.social #staterecognition #defactostates

❗New Entry❗ Reparative citizenship may aim to right past wrongs, but @peterspiro.bsky.social argues it actually weakens the foundational concept of citizenship itself 🛂⚖️ It is unsentimental, instrumental, detached from the community and erodes civic ties 🧑‍🤝‍🧑🚫 Read here 🔗 tinyurl.com/dh6pkpyt

Don't miss out on this #EUIWidening opportunity 👀 Designed to enhance knowledge exchange and access to resources in social sciences & humanities, this #call invites researchers to apply for short-term mobility stays at the #EUI. 📚🤝 Apply by 21 April, 23:59 CEST ➡️ buff.ly/4c7bq8H

Dear #OntologicalSecurity scholars, I'm looking for sources that discuss how macro level actors (states) engage in "creating" OS for micro level actors (citizens). Any literature that extensively discusses the interaction between different levels? @nckc.bsky.social @jelenasubotic.bsky.social

"Statelessness is like being a ghost—except no one’s even scared of you." In our latest guest blog, ENS community member Sam explores how a simple paperwork mix-up left his friend John stranded in legal limbo. Read: buff.ly/CHWgCBA #UK #Statelessness #Citizenship

! major development: Italian gov restricts by decree transmission of citizenship abroad to 2 generations: From now on if you are born abroad only Italian if: parent or grandparent born in Italy. Or if parent has resided in 🇮🇹 2 yrs before you were born + other restrictions upcoming (see 🧵 & below)

⏳ Time is running out! Submit your essay for the Rainer Bauböck 2025 Essay Award by 31 March 2025! 📝🏆 Win €1,000, get published, and present your work in Florence! 🌍✨ Topic: How will geopolitics affect future citizenship laws and policies ❓ 🔗 Full Details: shorturl.at/MLqXv

NEW PUBLICATION🎉 Happy to finally get a copy of my chapter with @saschadueerkop.bsky.social on #SportsDiplomacy in Contested Territories in the Handbook on Public Diplomacy edited by Sean Aday. @fggaleiden.bsky.social www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/han...

Not really a passport, but nonetheless an interesting spotting given the situation in #Syria. Spotted in #DenHaag 🇳🇱

What could the events in #Syria mean for #Abkhazia & #SouthOssetia, which were recognised by the Assad government? Will we see a #DeRecognition of the two states? For the moment Abkhazian diplomats are staying put. www.interfax.ru/world/996527

My first book manuscript is ready for submission. 'Sub-State Recognition: The Politics of Recognition from Below' (w/ @gezimvisoka.bsky.social) It builds on my broader research agenda on state recogntion looking at the supra, state, sub-state levels & reverse dynamics.

Just sent in the final proofs for our chapter, co-witten with @saschadueerkop.bsky.social, where we provide a new angle to Public Diplomacy by focusing on "Sports diplomacy of non-politically sovereign territories". www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/han...

Glad to have taken part in this project on #Citizenship policies in Central & Eastern Europe, where @faburkhardt.bsky.social & I shared our report on #Ukraine. @maartenpvink.bsky.social, @jdzankic.bsky.social thanks for hosting us!

Hello BlueSky! We are GLOBALCIT (globalcit.eu ) a global research network based at eui.eu 📝 We are an online observatory committed to fact-based and non-partisan analysis of citizenship laws and electoral rights around the world 🌍🗳️ #migcitsky #citizenship

Contested boundaries: migration and citizenship regimes in comparative perspective Call for papers for the @mpc-eui.bsky.social @globalcit.bsky.social annual conference May 8-9 2025 EUI, Florence, Italy migrationpolicycentre.eu/call-for-pap...

Guess it's time to transition to BlueSky? Like at X, I will be primarily posting on #citizenship in #defactostates. But also I decided to start a parallel account @passportsinthewild.bsky.social where I will post visuals of my encounters with passports (and borders).

I’ve put together a starter pack on … 🥁… wait for it … citizenship! 😉 This is a first stab and I have surely overlooked people. Happy to add you to this list and expand while more people are joining bluesky. #migcitsky go.bsky.app/5vLDGon