The cosmopolites
The Coming of the Global Citizen
Book • 2015
In this book, journalist Atossa Araxia Abrahamian delves into the thriving business of buying and selling citizenship, particularly after the 2008 financial crisis.
She follows the money trail to the Middle East, where island nations like the Comoros, St. Kitts, and Antigua sell citizenship to stateless minorities from oil-rich countries like the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.
The book examines the concept of citizenship in a globalizing world, introducing readers to various 'cosmopolites' who inhabit a new, borderless realm.
It raises questions about the future of nation-state citizenship and the moral and practical implications of a world where citizenship is increasingly a commodity.
She follows the money trail to the Middle East, where island nations like the Comoros, St. Kitts, and Antigua sell citizenship to stateless minorities from oil-rich countries like the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.
The book examines the concept of citizenship in a globalizing world, introducing readers to various 'cosmopolites' who inhabit a new, borderless realm.
It raises questions about the future of nation-state citizenship and the moral and practical implications of a world where citizenship is increasingly a commodity.
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