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Universal Citizenship Through the Discourse and Policy of Rafael Correa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Jeffrey D. Pugh
Jeffrey D. Pugh*
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University of Massachusetts, Boston. [email protected]
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Abstract

This article investigates political opportunities and constraints associated with incorporating the concept of universal citizenship into migration debates. Analyzing the speeches of Ecuador's president Rafael Correa over eight years, the article argues that Correa strategically crafted a narrative of universal citizenship to undergird politically beneficial policies. Political constraints from constituents and rivals, and the populist nature of his governing style, hollowed out progressive migration policy innovations to the point that universal citizenship became a rhetorical device more than a substantive policy agenda. Through this empirical case, the article develops a more nuanced critical understanding of universal citizenship discourses as sites for negotiating the relationship between states and migrants.

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Latin American Politics and Society , Volume 59 , Issue 3 , Fall 2017 , pp. 98 - 121
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Copyright © University of Miami 2017

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