Citizenship is the Right to have RIGHTS
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THE MEANING OF CITIZENSHIP.
In a democracy, the source of all authority — the legitimate basis of all power — is the collective body of the people, the citizens of the polity. There is popular sovereignty of the citizens and thereby government by consent of the governed. A citizen is a full and equal member of a polity, such as a democratic nation-state (Mouffe 1995, 217).
In some states or countries, citizenship, the condition of being a citizen, is based on the place of a person’s birth, which is known as “jus soli” citizenship. In other places, the status of citizen is based on the citizenship of one’s parents, which is known as “jus sanguinis” citizenship. Some countries use both bases for ascribing citizenship. Further, most democratic states have established legal procedures by which people without a birthright to citizenship can become naturalized citizens. (more…)
