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7 - Citizenship for Sale in Pre-modern Europe

from Part II - Explanations and Contextualizations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2023

By
Maarten Prak
Edited by
Dimitry Vladimirovich Kochenov  and
Kristin Surak
Dimitry Vladimirovich Kochenov
Affiliation:
Central European University in Budapest and Vienna
Kristin Surak
Affiliation:
London School of Economics and Political Science
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Summary

Starting in the Middle Ages, this chapter demonstrates that investment migration is hardly new. It looks at the micropolitics of citizenship acquisition through monetary grants in a rage of cases across Europe. Indeed, it was the most popular lawful way to acquire the citizenship of mediaeval cities outside of marriage.

Keywords

citizenship by investmenthistory of citiespre-modern Europecitizenship saleslow countriesItaly
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Citizenship and Residence Sales
Rethinking the Boundaries of Belonging
 , pp. 209 - 222
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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