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The Emerging Regional Citizenship Regime of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
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Abstract This article analyses the citizenship regime of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Current literature on ASEAN regionalism has refrained from examining the link between community-building and citizenship building, and the prevailing assumption remains that ASEAN lacks a citizenship ... view more
This article analyses the citizenship regime of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Current literature on ASEAN regionalism has refrained from examining the link between community-building and citizenship building, and the prevailing assumption remains that ASEAN lacks a citizenship regime. This assumption derives from the premises that a regional citizenship regime is the result of the reconfiguration of national citizenship rights and that it is a legally defined status. By deploying the concept of citizenship regime based on the dimensions of rights, access, belonging, and responsibility mix, the article argues that there is an emerging citizenship regime in ASEAN built on citizenship-related policies. This citizenship regime is informal, developing, and atypical - and the unintentional outcome of ASEAN trying to fulfil its agenda on community-building. The analysis contributes to citizenship studies and ASEAN regionalism by offering a nuanced understanding of how citizenship regimes are built through citizenship-related policies and practices.... view less
Classification
Population Studies, Sociology of Population
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Free Keywords
Supranational citizenship; ASEAN; community-building; regional governance; regionalism
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 201-223
Journal
Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 40 (2021) 2
ISSN
1868-4882
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed