Philosopher at the University of Vienna. Working on migration, citizenship, democracy & equality. https://scholars.forum/danielsharp
Our new study, just published in Migration Studies, draws on a large-scale survey experiment to identify when the US public condones Border Patrol’s violent response to unauthorised border crossings. @vdonna.bsky.social @sergioloiacono.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/migr...
NEW INTERVIEW: Matilde Rosina on migration myths & why border security policies fail Matilde @lse-ei.bsky.social speaks about The Migration Question: Politics, Economics & the Failure of Border Security, co-authored with Leila Simona Talani @harvardkennedy.bsky.social @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
Interview with Matilde Rosina on migration myths and why border security policies fail - LSE Review of BooksIn an interview about The Migration Question, Matilde Rosina debunks common myths & explains why safe, legal routes benefit both migrants & receiving societiesblogs.lse.ac.uk8. On denationalization doi.org/10.1177/1474...
What is wrong with denationalization: Citizenship revocation and social equality - Daniel Sharp, 2026In recent years, states have expanded their formal legal powers to strip their subjects of citizenship. But should states have the power to revoke citizenship? ...doi.org7. On the tension between broadening and deepening citizenship: doi.org/10.1080/1654...
Immigration and social citizenship in times of crisis: deepening and broadening citizenshipCitizenship regimes are under pressure. Decades of neoliberalism have eroded the social rights that make citizenship into a form of equal membership. Concurrently, democracies have hardened the bor...doi.org6. On oaths again: globalcit.eu/swearing-loy...
Swearing loyalty: Should new citizens pledge allegiance in a naturalisation oath? - Page 13 of 18 - GlobalcitKickoff contribution by Patti Tamara Lenard. Comments by Lior Erez, Ashwini Vasanthakumar, Daniel Sharp, Christine Hobden, David Owen, Helen Irving, Zara Goldstone and Avia Pasternak, Rainer Bauböck, ...globalcit.eu5. On citizenship and global inequality: www.blog.cas.uni-muenchen.de/topics/globa...
Equal Citizenship & Global Inequality: Is Reconciliation Possible?www.blog.cas.uni-muenchen.de4. On rights differentiation www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-...
Rights Differentiation within the Bounds of Egalitarian Justice | 2 |Can awarding migrants fewer legal rights than citizens ever be just? This paper explores this issue. I first outline an abstract argument in favor of rightswww.taylorfrancis.com3. On naturalization: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Immigration, Naturalization, and the Purpose of CitizenshipIt is widely believed that immigrants, after some time, acquire a claim to naturalize and become citizens of their new state. What explains this claim? Although existing answers (may) succeed in just....onlinelibrary.wiley.com2. On oaths of allegiance: journals.publishing.umich.edu/ergo/article...
What Immigrants OweUnlike natural-born citizens, many immigrants have agreed to undertake political obligations. Many have sworn oaths of allegiance. Many, when they entered their adopted country, promised to obey the l...journals.publishing.umich.edu1. On citizenship tests: doi.org/10.1080/1654...
Why citizenship tests are necessarily illiberal: a reply to BlakeIn ‘Are Citizenship Tests Necessarily Illiberal?’, Michael Blake argues that difficult citizenship tests are not necessarily illiberal, so long as they test for the right things. In this paper, I a...doi.org
15 people have already lost their lives trying to reach safety in Ceuta. More troops and higher walls won't stop desperate journeys, they only make them deadlier. ‼️Europe must invest in safe and legal pathways, not policies that force people to risk their lives.
Spain sending troops as thousands enter enclave of Ceuta from MoroccoAt least 15 people drown as migrants try to swim to Spanish territory amid scenes of chaos at the border.www.bbc.comNew publication for your heatwave reading list! My article “What is wrong with denationalization: Citizenship revocation and social equality” is now out in European Journal of Political Theory! #poltheory #philsky #migcitsky journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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"A concentration camp, in its most basic definition, is a place where a targeted civilian population, not necessarily accused of a crime, is detained and at least some of their basic rights are suspended," writes @jwashing.bsky.social. "That’s precisely what’s happening in the United States today."
Don’t call them ICE detention centers. Call them camps | John WashingtonI’ve spent a decade reporting on immigration enforcement. The word ‘camp’ best captures the political function of these facilitieswww.theguardian.com
Wakanda tariffs going to get doubled now
US government lists fictional nation Wakanda as trade partnerOfficials say it was an error to add the fictional nation from Black Panther to the list.www.bbc.com
ICE detains Hopkins public health researcher as agency expands airport arrests
ICE detains Hopkins public health researcher as agency expands airport arrestsA Johns Hopkins public health researcher and former Fulbright scholar was detained by immigration agents while boarding a domestic flight this week, the university confirmed, as the Trump administration...buff.ly
Citizenship in the News 📰 🇰🇭 Cambodian law can render citizens stateless for ‘undermining national security’: Is the new law a legal tool to promote nationalism or a weapon to silence dissent? globalvoices.org/2026/07/19/c...
Cambodian law can render citizens stateless for ‘undermining national security’“I know how easily words like ‘traitor’ and ‘enemy’ can be wielded by those in power to crush hope and sow fear.”globalvoices.org
When I heard about this it was hard to believe, but now it's public. The US Administration is planning the full destruction of Optional Practical Training, the US's largest single source of global talent. I wrote about the effects of eviscerating OPT earlier this week: www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
Exclusive | U.S. Weighs $100,000 Fee for Foreign Students Wanting to Work After GraduationThe proposed policy would particularly affect Silicon Valley, Wall Street and universities.www.wsj.com
oh for crying out loud [you'll never guess what technology generated the map! Oh, no, wait, you will.] www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conferenceState department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazilwww.theguardian.com