Kälin and Kochenov’s Quality of Nationality Index

Dimitry Kochenov holds the Chair in EU Constitutional Law and Justin Lindeboom is Lecturer in European Law, both at the University of Groningen.

• What is the QNI? The Creators’ Preface Ranking Nationalities, Not States How Does It Work? The QNI in a Nutshell The Creators, Editors, and Authors of the QNI List of Contributors Part 1 Laying Down the Base By Dimitry Kochenov and Justin Lindeboom1 The QNI’s Task: Demystifying Citizenship through Clear Data 2 What Is Citizenship or Nationality? 3 Who Decides Who Is a National? 4 How to Decide Who Is a National 5 Nationalities Are Not Equal 6 A Country’s Power and Citizenship Quality: The Lack of Correlation 7 Each Nationality Is Global: The Rise of Intercitizenships Part 2 Methodology 8 Deploying a Clear Methodology to Tell a New Citizenship Story 9 Nationalities Included in the QNI ‘Non-Citizens’ of Latvia Israeli Laissez-Passer British Nationalities Citizenship of the European Union Territories That Do Not Possess a Separate Nationality Statuses and Documents Excluded from the QNI for Failing to Meet the Criteria of a Nationality 10 Time of Measurement Contents11 Composition of the QNI Human Development Economic Strength Peace and Stability Diversity of Settlement Freedom Weight of Settlement Freedom Diversity of Travel Freedom Weight of Travel Freedom Part 3 The QNI General Ranking 12 Introduction to the QNI General Ranking QNI General Ranking Quality Tiers 13 Nationalities of the World in 2018 14 QNI General Ranking 2018 15 Movement between Tiers in 2014–2018 16 Risers in 2014–2018 Croatia Romania Bulgaria United Arab Emirates Colombia Grenada Peru Timor-Leste Georgia Moldova 17 Fallers in 2014–2018 Yemen Libya Syrian Arab Republic Qatar Part 4 Regional and Thematic Rankings 18 Europe 19 Americas 20 Middle East and North Africa 21 Sub-Saharan Africa 22 Asia and the Pacific 23 European Union 24 Mercado Común del Sur 25 Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States 26 Gulf Cooperation Council 27 Economic Community of West African States 28 North Atlantic Treaty Organization 29 Eurasian Economic Union 30 Association of Southeast Asian Nations 31 Commonwealth of Nations 32 Largest Countries by Area 33 Microstates 34 Best Countries According to Perception 35 Most Powerful Countries According to Perception 36 Non-Recognized States Part 5 Expert Commentary 37 North versus South or Integrated versus Isolated? Notes on the Global Grouping of Nationalities By Yossi Harpaz38 Population Density, Wealth, and Refugee Flows: New Perspectives of the Quality of Nationality Index By Benjamin Hennig and Dimitris Ballas39 The Quality of Statelessness By Katja Swider40 Citizenship-by-Investment (Ius Doni) By Christian H. Kälin41 Twenty-Four Shades of Sovereignty and Nationalities in the Pacific Region By Gerard Prinsen42 Passports, Free Movement, and the State in South America By Diego Acosta Arcarazo43 The Quality of African Nationalities By Andreas Krensel44 Two Sticks, Half a Carrot: External and Domestic Divisions in the Post-Soviet Space By Ryhor Nizhnikau45 Post-Yugoslav Nationalities By Elena Basheska46 Citizenship of the European Union and Brexit By Dimitry Kochenov47 Canadian Nationality: The Value of Belonging By Jacquelyn D. Veraldi48 Mexican Nationality By Pablo Mateos49 French Nationality By Sébastien Platon50 Nationality of the Kingdom of the Netherlands By Jeremy Bierbach51 Bulgarian Nationality: Dire Straits? By Kamen Shoilev52 ‘Non-Citizens’ of Latvia By Aleksejs Dimitrovs53 Georgian Nationality By Laure Delcour54 Israel: Citizenship, Residence, Taxation: A View from Practice By Eli Gervits55 China and India By Suryapratim Roy56 Myanmar: The Unflinching Law of the Ethnic Citizen and the ‘Mixed Blood’ Other By José-María ArraizaPart 6 End Matter Endnotes BibliographyMethodological Annex Glossary of Terms Alphabetical Index of Nationality Quality Charts Included in the Text Acknowledgments

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