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Ashley Mantha-Hollands

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Research Fellow, @eui-eu.bsky.social, @globalcit.bsky.social | Working on citizenship and reproductive law | she/her https://ashleymanthahollands.com/

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Looking for some writing inspiration for March? ๐Ÿค”

Make sure to submit your entry for the 2026 Rainer Baubรถck Essay Award โ—

Full details below ๐Ÿ‘‡

02.03.2026 10:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Seminar: Emigrant voting rights: a question of national belonging โ“

Join Elizabeth Iams Wellman (University of Memphis) to examine the initial legal extension of voting rights to citizens abroad in sub-Saharan Africa ๐ŸŒ

๐Ÿ—“ 19 Feb
โฐ 17:00โ€“18:00 CET
๐Ÿ’ป Online

Registration ๐Ÿ”— tinyurl.com/5anybrcs

06.02.2026 10:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Happening today โ—๏ธ

You can still register with the link below ๐Ÿ‘‡

04.02.2026 09:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Reminder โ—๏ธโ—๏ธโ—๏ธ

Dont forget to register ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡

29.01.2026 08:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Webinar Alert โ—

Africaโ€™s new treaty on statelessness and the right to a nationality: How to make it work?

Two years after adoption, this webinar examines the AU Protocol on the Right to a Nationality and the Eradication of Statelessness โš–๏ธ

๐Ÿ“… Feb 4th 17:00 - 18:00 CET
Register: tinyurl.com/muv33mth

19.01.2026 07:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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โ“What happens when a state questions the citizenship of millions of its citizens?
Read the full analysis in a piece by @ashleymhollands.bsky.social @eui-schuman.bsky.social published on The Conversation ๐Ÿ‘‰https://loom.ly/ElP60JU

16.01.2026 06:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Join us for the first GLOBALCIT Seminar of 2026 ๐Ÿ’ซ

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 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ

๐Ÿ“… Jan 15 - 12:00 CET
๐Ÿ”— tinyurl.com/4hzkubj2

11.01.2026 12:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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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.

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...

06.01.2026 14:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
GLOBALCIT Spotlights, December 2025

โœจ GLOBALCIT 2025 Wrapped ๐ŸŽ

It's been a busy year at GLOBALCITโ— Check out our latest Spotlights newsletter to catch up on our activities, major dataset updates๐Ÿ“Š, publications๐Ÿ“š, and discussion fora ๐Ÿ’ญ from the past year.

๐Ÿ“„ Read: tinyurl.com/ydsndzct
๐Ÿ“ฌ Subscribe: tinyurl.com/2nwb36vh

18.12.2025 10:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Restrictive citizenship reform in Finland in three acts: a paradigm shift driven by the radical right? - Globalcit This blog post discusses the ongoing restrictive changes to naturalisation policy in Finland. It links these policy changes to domestic and regional political dynamics, both of which involve the radic...

New Blog Alert ๐Ÿ“ฃ

@ninaca.bsky.social analyses how radical-right influence is driving a three-phase tightening of Finlandโ€™s naturalisation regime ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ

A shift that signals a harsher, more exclusionary model of Nordic citizenship across the region ๐Ÿ”

Read ๐Ÿ“– shorturl.at/md5zK

01.12.2025 11:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Very happy to be continuing to work with @maartenpvink.bsky.social, @jdzankic.bsky.social, @joshaw.bsky.social, Rainer Baubรถck and the rest of the @globalcit.bsky.social team for the foreseeable future! yay!

25.11.2025 21:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New GLOBALCIT study compares the conditions of the citizenship acquisition processes for first-generation immigrants and their descendants in 11 countries ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

๐Ÿ“ฐ Summary and Key Findings: tinyurl.com/56sknbxw
๐Ÿ“– Full Report: tinyurl.com/yc6cdszx

17.11.2025 09:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Check out our new @globalcit.bsky.social report on The Global State of Citizenship!

> Find out more about how citizenship is regulated ๐ŸŒŽ
> Focus on gender equality, immigrant inclusion, security of status
> Explore new data on regulations in 191 countries up to 2024

Online now at ๐Ÿ”— loom.ly/JeESa3g

18.06.2025 13:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 22 ๐Ÿ” 16 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Global State of Citizenship Report - Global Governance Programme

๐ŸŒ Just launched: The Global State of Citizenship 2025 report โšก

Explore trends in citizenship laws across 191 countries (2020โ€“2024), including dual citizenship, gender equality, immigrant inclusion & more ๐Ÿ“Š

๐Ÿ”— Read the full report: globalgovernanceprogramme.eui.eu/global-state...

19.06.2025 08:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 15 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Join the GLOBALCIT team for thr launch the Global State of Citizenship report & the third edition of the GLOBALCIT Citizenship Law Dataset.

Based on data from 191 countries, key findings on current citizenship legislation around the world will be presented.

Register now๐Ÿ”— www.eui.eu/events?id=57...

11.06.2025 13:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Very excited about next week's launch of a โœจ new @globalcit.bsky.social report on the *Global State of Citizenship*, accompanying the update of our GLOBALCIT Citizenship Law Dataset!

Stay tuned for more updates next week & register for our webinar on 18 June 5-6pm CET:

www.eui.eu/events?id=57...

11.06.2025 14:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Italyโ€™s citizenship referendum: a chance to catch up with Europe In this article, experts in migration and citizenship policies, applied labor, and public economics discuss the upcoming referendum in Italy, examining its potโ€ฆ

On June 8-9, Italy will hold a referendum, including one question on reducing naturalisation residency from 10 to 5 years.

With @maartenpvink.bsky.social & @yajnagovind.bsky.social we suggest that this would align Italyโ€™s citizenship laws with much of Europe.

firenze.repubblica.it/dossier/fire...

03.06.2025 09:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lesbian mothers win legal status in Italy IVF ruling | CNN Italyโ€™s Constitutional Court said on Thursday that same-sex female couples who use in vitro fertilization (IVF) abroad can both be legally recognized as parents in Italy, even if one is not the biolog...

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edition.cnn.com/2025/05/22/e...

23.05.2025 07:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Had a great chat with @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social and @mpc-eui.bsky.social about the connections between migration and citizenship research โ˜บ๏ธ

22.05.2025 07:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Two days well spent at the @mpc-eui.bsky.social @globalcit.bsky.social annual conference with a great bunch of interesting contributions on the contested boundaries of global migration and citizenship

10.05.2025 13:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

I wrote about the "lost Canadians" for the latest @globalcit.bsky.social forum debate. If you're curious about what might motivate governments to "repair citizenship", read here!

25.03.2025 08:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ending US birthright citizenship could have consequences for LGBTQ+ couples, lower-income parents and the surrogacy market If it comes into force, President Donald Trumpโ€™s executive order ending birthright citizenship could have consequences for people and processes in the US and abroad.

If it comes into force, President Donald Trumpโ€™s executive order ending birthright citizenship could have consequences for people and processes in the US and abroad.

05.03.2025 19:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ending US birthright citizenship could have consequences for LGBTQ+ couples, lower-income parents and the surrogacy market If it comes into force, President Donald Trumpโ€™s executive order ending birthright citizenship could have consequences for people and processes in the US and abroad.

What happens if the US ends birthright citizenship? The impact could go beyond undocumented communitiesโ€”affecting LGBTQ+ families, lower-income parents & surrogacy. EUI scholars @ashleymhollands.bsky.social & @jdzankic.bsky.social break it down in @theconversation.com ๐Ÿ“Œ

๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ Read more: buff.ly/j76dgN0

06.03.2025 14:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Important @theconversation.com piece by @ashleymhollands.bsky.social & @jdzankic.bsky.social on how the attempt to restrict birthright citizenship would also spark return to heteronormative defs of parentage. If conditioned on cit or resident status of parent, it matters a lot who โ€œcountsโ€ as parent

06.03.2025 09:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Adding to ๐Ÿงต a link to post discussing how the attempt to restrict birthright citizenship would also spark return to heteronormative defs of parentage. If conditioned on cit or resident status of parent, it matters a lot who โ€œcountsโ€ as parent.
bsky.app/profile/ashl...

06.03.2025 09:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Laws must be certain, and their consequences foreseeable. This is especially important for people bringing new life into this world with the help of assisted reproduction technologies (ART).

06.03.2025 09:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

might be of interest @maartenpvink.bsky.social and @peterspiro.bsky.social !

05.03.2025 21:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ending US birthright citizenship could have consequences for LGBTQ+ couples, lower-income parents and the surrogacy market If it comes into force, President Donald Trumpโ€™s executive order ending birthright citizenship could have consequences for people and processes in the US and abroad.

@jdzankic.bsky.social and I wrote about the broader consequences of the end of birthright citizenship in the US...

Read here๐Ÿ‘‡

theconversation.com/ending-us-bi...

05.03.2025 20:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

@maartenvink.bsky.social super interesting! Thanks!

24.02.2025 08:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trumpโ€™s Birthright Citizenship Chicanery - Globalcit Among his first actions as re-installed president, Donald Trump issued a January 20 executive order purporting to roll back territorial birthright citizenship in the United States. Under the order, US...

My thoughts on the birthright citizenship order at @globalcit.bsky.social - was going to go with โ€œgambitโ€ but seemed too dignified

31.01.2025 13:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1