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THE GREAT DIVIDE: CITIZENSHIP AND STATELESSNESS
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TitleTHE GREAT DIVIDE: CITIZENSHIP AND STATELESSNESS
AuthorBelton, Kristy
Keywordshuman rights
United Nations
UNHCR
citizenship
statelessness
individual choice
AbstractThis thesis investigates the implications of State control of citizenship upon the individual's ability to choose membership in a given State polity. It briefly examines how States gained absolute control over the granting, denying and revoking of citizenship and demonstrates how the acquisition of citizenship and statelessness are both State-determined statuses. The repercussions of statelessness at the individual, regional and global levels are presented to demonstrate the severity of being unable to choose a citizenship. Efforts made by States and the international community to prevent and reduce statelessness are examined in order to illustrate the lack of prioritization given to the subject of statelessness, and possible courses of action for States and the United Nations to undertake in order to better address this topic are introduced. The thesis concludes that citizenship is a human right and that States need to consider individual choice concerning citizenship matters. If such choice is not taken into account with regard to State membership, States will be performing a disservice to citizens, the stateless, and the system of States.
AdviserJungblut, Bernadette
PublisherUniversity of Central Florida
DegreeM.A.
Degree DisciplineDepartment of Political Science
Degree GrantorArts and Sciences
Degree ProgramPolitical Science
Graduation Date2005-12-01
TypeMaster's thesis
Access LevelPublic - Allow Worldwide Access
Release Date2006-01-09
RepositoryUniversity Archives
Repository CollectionElectronic Theses and Dissertations
IdentifierCFE0000851
Access Linkhttp://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0000851

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