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CITIZENSHIP

CITIZENSHIP

• 1. One narrow meaning of the term is a citizen


a resident of a city.
• 2. The broader meaning of the term citizen is,
‘a person who resides within the territorial
limits of the state.
• In Political science parlance, a citizen means, a
person who belongs to and is a member of the
state and who enjoys social and political
rights.
CONCEPT OF CITIZENSHIP –
ANCIENT CITY STATES
• In those day citizenship was not accorded to every
individual living in the city state. Only those who
were capable of dealing with public affairs or
participate in public affairs were accorded
citizenship.
• Slaves for example were not considered as citizen,
and so could not participate in public affairs.
• Ancient political thinkers like a Aristotle,
advocated citizenship only to limited persons.
• The practices of extending citizenship only to
a limited section of the people changed over
the time in modern states. All adults were
considered as citizen.
• Due to economic and individual development,
a person may have to work and stay in a
different country.
• They are not citizen of that country. He is an
alien. An alien is one who is living temporarily
in a state but does not belong to that state.
• For example, ambassadors of different
countries are working and living in Malawi.
• But they are not citizens of Malawi but are
aliens.
• The difference between a citizen and an alien
is, that former enjoys political and social
rights, whereas the later does not enjoy.
• An alien cannot vote or contest in election in
that country.
TYPES OF CITIZENSHIP
• Citizenship is of two types
1. One is called naturalized citizenship and
2. Acquired citizenship.
• A natural citizen is one who is born is that
country.
• An acquired citizen is one who acquires the
citizenship on application fulfilling certain
requirements.
• A person who stays in a country for 15 years is
eligible to apply for citizenship.
• Usually a person has to forego his citizenship
of the country in which he was born
citizenship is not just a legal issue.
• A good citizen should have sentimental
attachment towards his country.

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