Legal Identity, Race and Belonging in the Dominican Republic
From Citizen to Foreigner
- 250 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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Legal Identity, Race and Belonging in the Dominican Republic
From Citizen to Foreigner
About this book
This book offers a critical perspective into social policy architectures primarily in relation to questions of race, national identity and belonging in the Americas. It is the first to identify a connection between the role of international actors in promoting the universal provision of legal identity in the Dominican Republic with arbitrary measures to restrict access to citizenship paperwork from populations of (largely, but not exclusively) Haitian descent. The book highlights the current gap in global policy that overlooks the possible alienating effects of social inclusion measures promulgated by international organisations, particularly in countries that discriminate against migrant-descended populations. It also supports concerns regarding the dangers of identity management, noting that as administrative systems improve, new insecurities and uncertainties can develop. Crucially, the book provides a cautionary tale over the rapid expansion of identification practices, offering a timely critique of global policy measures which aim to provide all people everywhere with a legal identity in the run-up to the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 ID: An Underappreciated Revolution
- Chapter 2 Permanently Foreign: Haitian-Descended Populations in the Dominican Republic
- Chapter 3 Including the ‘Excluded’: International Organisations and the Administrative (Re)Ordering of Dominicans
- Chapter 4 Citizens Made Foreign: The Battle for a Dominican Legal Identity
- Chapter 5 Dominican or Not Dominican? Citizens and Their Experiences of Legal Identity Measures
- Chapter 6 Towards a Digital Era: Closing the Global Identity Gap
- Glossary of Dominican Terms and Phrases
- Bibliography
- List of Stakeholder Interviews
- Index