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The debate on the integration of foreigners regularly returns to the heart of Swiss news. The concept of "successful integration" is particularly central in the context of naturalization, a long and complex procedure, sometimes surprisingly unfolding. The result of scientific research carried out on the basis of concrete cases by five specialists in social sciences and law, this book explores the meaning of the concept of integration as a criterion allowing access to nationality, from the point of view of authorities as well as that of persons applying for naturalization. And we can see that the expression "The Swiss makers" (Les faiseurs de Suisses", "Die Schweizermacher"), put forward by the famous film directed by Rolf Lyssy, in 1978, which one believed to belong to the past, remains relevant.

Intégration --- Naturalisation --- Migration --- Droit --- Psychologie --- Etudes de cas

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Immigrants --- Naturalization --- Social conditions. --- Germany --- Emigration and immigration. --- Naturalisation --- Citizenship --- Emigration and immigration law --- International law

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Explanations of naturalization and jus soli citizenship have relied on cultural, convergence, racialization, or capture theories, and they tend to be strongly affected by the literature on immigration. This study of naturalization breaks with the usual immigration theories and proposes an approach over centuries and decades toward explaining naturalization rates. First, it provides consistent evidence to support the long-term existence of colonizer, settler, non-colonizer, and Nordic nationality regime types that frame naturalization over centuries. Second it shows how left and green parties, along with an index of nationality laws, explain the lion's share of variation in naturalization rates. The text makes these theoretical claims believable by using the most extensive data set to date on naturalization rates that include jus soli births. It analyzes this data with a combination of carefully designed case studies comparing two to four countries within and between regime types.

Naturalization. --- Citizenship. --- Immigrants --- Naturalisation --- Citoyenneté --- Cultural assimilation. --- Intégration --- Immigrés --- Assimilation (sociologie) --- Citoyenneté --- Intégration --- Naturalisation. --- Citoyenneté. --- Assimilation (Sociology) --- Birthright citizenship --- Citizenship --- Citizenship (International law) --- National citizenship --- Nationality (Citizenship) --- Political science --- Public law --- Allegiance --- Civics --- Domicile --- Political rights --- Emigration and immigration law --- International law --- Law and legislation --- Social Sciences --- Political Science --- Immigrants - Cultural assimilation.

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Focusing on the origins of citizenship in France and Germany and their different definitions of citizenship (French territorial basis and German blood descent emphasis), this text examines two fundamental legal principles of national citizenship and explores the constitution of the modern state.

Citizenship --- Naturalization --- Nationalism --- Consciousness, National --- Identity, National --- National consciousness --- National identity --- International relations --- Patriotism --- Political science --- Autonomy and independence movements --- Internationalism --- Political messianism --- Naturalisation --- Emigration and immigration law --- International law --- Nuremberg laws --- History.

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In the past decade, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom have formalised or introduced language and knowledge of society tests for immigrants applying for citizenship. The aim of this book is to assess the explicit and hidden goals these citizenship tests are meant to achieve, as well as to analyse their intended and unintended effects. The book answers the questions of why the countries under consideration introduced citizenship tests and what effects these tests have produced. The latter question has been answered on the basis of an analysis of relevant statistics and an analysis of interviews with immigrants and stakeholders. Furthermore, the content of the tests presented to (possible) future citizens of Germany, the Netherlands and the UK has been thoroughly analysed.

Naturalization --- Citizenship --- Naturalisation --- Emigration and immigration law --- International law --- Birthright citizenship --- Citizenship (International law) --- National citizenship --- Nationality (Citizenship) --- Political science --- Public law --- Allegiance --- Civics --- Domicile --- Political rights --- Law and legislation