1. ID: An Underappreciated Revolution -- 2. Permanently Foreign: Haitian-Descended Populations in the Dominican Republic -- 3. Including the 'Excluded': International Organisations and the Administrative (Re)Ordering of Dominicans -- 4. Citizens Made Foreign: The Battle for a Dominican Legal Identity -- 5. Dominican or Not Dominican? Citizens and Their Experiences of Legal Identity Measures -- 6. Towards a Digital Era: Closing the Global Identity Gap.
Summary:
This book provides a cautionary tale regarding legal identity practices as promulgated by the World Bank, UN and Inter-American Development Bank. It warns that policies encouraging the en masse registration of native-born migrant-descended populations can also force the thorny question of nationality, unsettling long-established identities and entitlements.
Series:
Anthem series in citizenship and national identities
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