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Maarten Vink
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all about citizenship | 🇳🇱 prof @eui-schuman.bsky.social @eui-eu.bsky.social 🇮🇹 🇪🇺 co-director @globalcit.bsky.social 🌏 | resident of Braga 🇵🇹 | https://eui.eu/people?id=maarten-vink | #MigCitSky | https://go.bsky.app/5vLDGon | 🚲 cyclist in Florence ⚜️ .. more

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Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · Nov 13
Good morning and blue skies over Villa Schifanoia!

Welcome to everyone new on BlueSky and 🙏 for following me.

Short intro: I am a 🇳🇱 prof at the #EUI 🇪🇺 based at a beautiful campus in the hills outside Florence 🇮🇹. I am a #polsky by training and interested in all about #citizenship #migcitsky.

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Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 22h
Genau!

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Johannes Webhofer 🇪🇺 🇦🇹 @jwebhofer.bsky.social · 1d
Macht die Kinder zu Staatsbürgern!

Rainer Bauböck via @derstandard.at

➡️ www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Macht die Kinder zu Staatsbürgern!
Österreichs rigides Staatsbürgerschaftsrecht ist diskriminierend, schwächt die Demokratie und spielt nur den Rechten in die Hände. Notwendig wäre ein bedingtes Recht auf Staatsbürgerschaft per Geburt
www.derstandard.at

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Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 3d
Looking forward and join us in person this Thursday at noon if you are around in Florence!
globalcit.bsky.social GLOBALCIT @globalcit.bsky.social · 3d
Join us for the first GLOBALCIT Seminar of 2026 💫

Julia Schweers will examine how pathways to dual citizenship shape socio-economic outcomes, with particular attention to migrants from the Global South who naturalise in countries of the Global North 🇬🇭

📅 Jan 15 - 12:00 CET
🔗 tinyurl.com/4hzkubj2

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GLOBALCIT @globalcit.bsky.social · 3d
Join us for the first GLOBALCIT Seminar of 2026 💫

Julia Schweers will examine how pathways to dual citizenship shape socio-economic outcomes, with particular attention to migrants from the Global South who naturalise in countries of the Global North 🇬🇭

📅 Jan 15 - 12:00 CET
🔗 tinyurl.com/4hzkubj2

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GESIS German Microdata Lab @fdzgml.bsky.social · 5d
Working with EU-SILC, but don't know which variables are available in each year?😵‍💫🤷🆘🏳️
🛟MISSY can help!🛟
Simply select years, data set, file type & concepts to quickly get an overview, with optional csv export.
Details like frequencies across countries also available!
🔗 www.gesis.org/en/missy/mat...

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Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 5d
Looking forward @unlawfulentries.bsky.social !
unlawfulentries.bsky.social Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 5d
The final set of corrections to the galleys just went in. I guess whether I (or you) like it or not, the book is coming on March 10, 2026.

Pre-order info here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Page proof cover of "Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship--African Americans, Native Americans, and Immigrants" by Anna O. Law, Oxford University Press

Reposted by Scott L. Greer, Michael A. Clemens, Maarten Vink , and 3 more

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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 5d
The final set of corrections to the galleys just went in. I guess whether I (or you) like it or not, the book is coming on March 10, 2026.

Pre-order info here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Page proof cover of "Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship--African Americans, Native Americans, and Immigrants" by Anna O. Law, Oxford University Press

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Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 7d
Most voters now accept Brexit has made Britain poorer, weaker, and less in control than promised.
europeanmovement.co.uk European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 7d
Shocking, but no longer surprising. New polling shows most voters now accept Brexit has made Britain poorer, weaker, and less in control than promised. It's time to undo the damage of leaving the EU and get back to the table.

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 7d
Shocking, but no longer surprising. New polling shows most voters now accept Brexit has made Britain poorer, weaker, and less in control than promised. It's time to undo the damage of leaving the EU and get back to the table.

Reposted by Jonathan Portes, Anna O. Law, Gordon Pennycook , and 19 more

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 8d
A new paper by George Borjas—who served this past year in the Trump White House designing some of its anti-immigration policies—claims to display evidence of ideological bias among researchers who study immigration.

doi.org/10.1126/scia...

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Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 8d
Great piece by @ashleymhollands.bsky.social in @theconversation.com on what is happening with citizenship under Trump. Not good when the State questions the citizenship of millions of Americans.

@globalcit.bsky.social @eui-ggp.bsky.social @eui-schuman.bsky.social @eui-eu.bsky.social

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Ashley Mantha-Hollands @ashleymhollands.bsky.social · 8d
Read my latest piece on what is happening with citizenship under Trump. Potential changes to denaturalization practices could put more naturalized Americans at risk to losing their citizenship...

theconversation.com/denaturaliza...
Denaturalization in the Trump era: When the State questions the citizenship of millions of Americans
Under Trump, US citizenship is again a political battleground, as expanded denaturalisation grounds threaten decades of legal protections for millions of naturalised Americans.
theconversation.com

Reposted by Jochen Müller, Carl Henrik Knutsen, Maarten Vink , and 2 more

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Felix Haass @felixhaass.bsky.social · 8d
🚨Job alert! 🚨

I'm advertising a PhD position (66%) in Comparative Politics at HU Berlin. Ideal candidates combine a research interest in autocratic politics, conflict, and/or political violence with strong quantitative methods skills.

⏳ 4 (+2) years | 🗓 DL 16.01; Start March/April 26

More info:
Research fellow (m/f/d) in the field of “contentious politics/political violence/autocratic politics” - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
www.hu-berlin.de

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Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 10d
“Industry experts cast doubt on whether the passports would draw a high number of applicants, however.”

Botswana pitches ‘golden passport’ scheme as diamond sales fall

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Botswana pitches ‘golden passport’ scheme as diamond sales fall
Foreigners would pay up to $100,000 for citizenship under the proposal
giftarticle.ft.com

Reposted by A. E. Dessler, Maarten Vink, Rodney Fort , and 1 more

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Jason Concepcion @netw3rk.bsky.social · 11d
The FIFA Peace Prize used to mean something

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 11d
It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.

The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.

Reposted by Anne Applebaum, Jason Mittell, Rebecca Solnit , and 50 more

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 11d
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.

Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

Reposted by Maarten Vink, Michael Jones‐Correa

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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 12d
New research in International Migration Review: US visitor visa rejection rates are more than double for applicants from Africa compared to Europe. And this disparity isn't explained by economics, demographics, or even visa overstay rates. 🧵

Reposted by Maarten Vink

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Jelena Dzankic @jdzankic.bsky.social · 12d
Such a cool example to use in a class about citizenship by exceptional merit!

*there are other articles on the topic but this one also has some quotes on the grounds for naturalisation

Reposted by Maarten Vink

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 18d
House Republicans are moving to expel Ilhan Omar from Congress.

Trump was found liable for sexual assault.
He’s a 34 time convicted felon.
He’s all over the Epstein files.

He gets to be President.

But if you’re born in Somalia & critical of the regime?

You’re targeted & threatened.

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Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 22d
As it seeks to end birthright citizenship, the Trump administration is arguing that immigrants bring problems that extend for generations. The data shows otherwise.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
Stephen Miller Cites Children of Immigrants as a Problem
www.nytimes.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23d
From 2018 to 2024, the tax rate paid by eight major retailers was slashed from 30% to just 17.5%.

The CEOs of those major retailers were paid a collective $1.3 billion.

Meanwhile, the average worker at those stores was paid less than $32,000 in 2024.

Nothing trickled down.

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Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 23d
link to original article:

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amandafrost.bsky.social Amanda Frost @amandafrost.bsky.social · Dec 11
At least 11 congressmen from 1865-1871 were arguably not citizens under Trump's interpretation of 14th A, our research finds. Yet no one challenged their eligibility to serve. Why not? Obviously, b/c no one who drafted or ratified the 14th A shared Trump's view.
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The Dog That Didn't Bark: Eligibility To Serve In Congress And The Original Understanding Of The Citizenship Clause
President Donald J. Trump's 2025 Executive Order restricting birthright citizenship has prompted new interest in the interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment'
papers.ssrn.com

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Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 23d
“If there had been an original understanding that tracked the Trump administration’s executive order,” Professor @amandafrost.bsky.social said, “at least some of these people would have been challenged.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
A Conspicuous Gap May Undermine Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Plan
www.nytimes.com

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Keith Boykin @keithboykin.bsky.social · 23d
The New York Times investigated 346 people who donated at least $250,000 to Trump and found that more than half of them (197) have received pardons, jobs, government contracts, special treatment, or favors.
Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office
Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.
www.nytimes.com

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Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 26d
See also commentary on the critical but not fully conclusive CJEU ruling on how Denmark’s bid to dismantle ‘ghettos’ sits with EU antidiscrimination law: @courthousenews.bsky.social

www.courthousenews.com/denmarks-bid...
Denmark’s bid to dismantle ‘ghettos’ faces EU discrimination test
The EU’s highest court warned that Denmark’s housing policy aimed at “non-Western” communities sits squarely within EU antidiscrimination law, casting fresh uncertainty over a cornerstone of the count...
www.courthousenews.com

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Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 26d
Here's more on the well-informed and balanced ruling on various problematic revisions of the nationality law adopted by Portuguese parliament.: www.linkedin.com/posts/maarte...
Stoked to see that the Portuguese Constitutional Court 🇵🇹 cites both the GLOBALCIT Citizenship Law Dataset (https://lnkd.in/dgXraZJA) and our recent paper with Luuk van der Baaren and Dr. Maria… | Maa...
Stoked to see that the Portuguese Constitutional Court 🇵🇹 cites both the GLOBALCIT Citizenship Law Dataset (https://lnkd.in/dgXraZJA) and our recent paper with Luuk van der Baaren and Dr. Maria Gerdes...
www.linkedin.com

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Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 26d
Stoked that first citation of new paper on ‘Waves of Securitisation: The Rise, Fall and Resurgence of Citizenship Stripping Regulations in Europe, 1960–2022’ (lnkd.in/dM_jjsFt) is by the 🇵🇹 Constitutional Court!

And good use of @globalcit.bsky.social Citizenship Law Dataset (lnkd.in/dgXraZJA). 💪

Reposted by Maarten Vink, Markus Haverland

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Yf Reykers @yfreykers.bsky.social · 26d
With the decision to make available a €90 billion loan to Ukraine, the EU has lived up to its commitment to continue supporting the country.

Will this be sufficient for Ukraine to win the war? No.

But still, the European Council of 18 Dec. warrants cautious optimism.

Why?👇

Reposted by Nicholas A. Christakis, Maarten Vink, Jens Rydgren , and 2 more

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 27d
Out of 102 episodes globally in which a trend toward autocracy was reversed over the past century, the vast majority led to restored or even increased levels of democracy.

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