Analysis Lukashenka is repopulating Belarus with pro-government citizens While moving to strip dissidents of citizenship, Belarus’s president is offering passports to a very different group By Igor Ilyash / 11 Jan 2023
Conflict & security Towards an inclusive and pluralistic citizenship in Syria Talk about building a new form of citizenship in Syria might seem unrealistic today, but in fact, it should be seen as a long-term strategy. By Joseph Daher / 28 Apr 2017
Africa Education: moving from indoctrination to liberation Reforming educational curricula, especially where it pertains to values, is by necessity a matter of process and form as well as content. By Open democracy / 15 Sep 2014
Conflict & security Bosnian census risks deepening ethnic rifts Politicians rush to claim triumph for their own particular group, even though census data on ethnicity have not come out yet. By Open democracy / 12 Dec 2013
Europe Is being ‘Scottish’ a matter of birth, descent or residence? If Scotland votes yes next year, then the Scots will have to decide who they are - who gets to be a Scottish citizen? And can they still be a British citizen too? And if so, does that mean London gets a say? Jo Shaw explains... By Open democracy / 28 Oct 2013