Citizenship Regimes, Law, and Belonging - The Caa and the Nrc

This work analyzes the contemporary landscape of citizenship in India as dominated by the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019, and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

List of contents

• Introduction


• Citizenship, Law and Belonging


• 1: Hyphenated Citizenship: The National Register of Citizens


• 2: Bounded Citizenship: The Citizenship Amendment Act 2019


• 3: Liminal Citizenship: The 'Returnees' and 'New' Citizens


• 4: Recalling Citizenship: The Constitutional Ethic


• Conclusion


• Bibliography

About the author

Anupama Roy is Professor at the Centre for Political Studies in Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. She has written on political anthropology of political institutions, political concepts, and gender studies. She is the co-author of 'Election Commission of India: Institutionalising Democratic Uncertainties' (OUP, 2019), the author of 'Citizenship in India' (Oxford India Short Introduction Series, OUP, 2016),' Mapping Citizenship in India' (OUP, 2010, reprinted 2015), and 'Gendered Citizenship: Historical and Conceptual Explorations' (Orient Longman, 2005, paperback, 2013). She has co-edited 'Dimensions of Constitutional Democracy' (Springer 2019) and 'Poverty, Gender and Migration in South Asia' (Sage, 2008). Her research articles have appeared in various national and international journals.

Summary

This work analyzes the contemporary landscape of citizenship in India as dominated by the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019, and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

Product details

• Authors: Anupama Roy, Anupama (Professor Roy, Roy Anupama
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9780192859082
• ISBN: 978-0-19-285908-2
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, LAW / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Sociology & anthropology, Civil rights & citizenship, Sociology and anthropology, Civics and citizenship, Citizenship and nationality law, Citizenship & nationality law