Abstract
Opponents of commodification say that some things should not be for sale. Is citizenship one of them? Citizenship-by-investment schemes of naturalization allow investors virtually to “buy” citizenship. Revisiting objections to the older practice of selling another civic status—noble status—underscores many reasons why this trade may be regarded as problematic. The practice of selling citizenship is not only similar to that of selling honours but might also be thought wrong in analogous ways.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 169-195 |
| Number of pages | 27 |
| Journal | Archives Europeennes de Sociologie |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- investor citizenship
- the sale of honours
- selling citizenship
- commodification