The challenge of understanding the complex and multifaceted nature of citizenship

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Sourced from the abstract and future-work section and stated challenges and stated research gap of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 1987 and 2026, spanning 4 journals. Those papers have been cited 48 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 5 representative gaps

• Státní občanství a naše státnost (2020) · AUC IURIDICA · doi

  On the other hand state citizenship is a concept denoting “legal relationship and sometimes bond, permanent in time, unlimited to a place, between a natural person and a state, which usually cannot be discharged unless the natural person wishes to do so, on the basis of which mutual rights and obligations arise to its subjects”.

  generalabstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: state natural person hand citizenship concept denoting legal relationship sometimes bond permanent time unlimited place
• Medborgarskapet som verktyg för makten (2026) · De lege : · doi

  The paper suggests that future research should focus on exploring the concept of citizenship in different contexts and societies. The author recommends examining the relationship between citizenship and power in more depth. The paper proposes that further research should investigate the idea of public value and its connection to citizenship.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: paper suggests future research focus exploring concept citizenship
• Medborgarskapet som verktyg för makten (2026) · De lege : · doi

  The paper identifies the challenge of understanding the complex and multifaceted nature of citizenship. The author highlights the difficulty of balancing individual rights and responsibilities with the needs of society. The paper touches on the challenge of creating public value and promoting the well-being of citizens.

  generalstated challengesevidence 5/5
  Keywords: paper identifies challenge understanding complex multifaceted nature citizenship
• Citizenship, social theory, and social change (1987) · Theory and Society · cited 48× · doi

  The paper suggests the need for further research on the evolution of citizenship in modern advanced nation-states. The paper notes the importance of considering national and international factors in the evolution of citizenship. The paper considers the implications of post-modern developments for the theory and practice of democratic citizenship.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: paper suggests need further research evolution citizenship modern
• Russia’s Instrumentalization of Citizenship: A Study of the 2023 Citizenship Law (2026) · Nationalities Papers · doi

  The paper identifies a gap in understanding the impact of the 2023 law on naturalized citizens. It highlights the need to examine the use of denaturalization as a punishment and the expansion of citizenship revocation. The study notes the lack of research on the instrumentalization of citizenship in Russia.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: paper identifies gap understanding impact law naturalized citizens

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