Our experts participate in The Global Citizenship Observatory (GLOBALCIT), an online observatory committed to fact-based and non-partisan analysis of citizenship laws and electoral rights around the world. We are a global research network based at the European University Institute as part of the Global Governance Programme at the Robert Schuman Centre.

GLOBALCIT addresses the need to understand the varieties of citizenship laws and policies in a globalised world, where national perspectives no longer suffice to explain the transformations of membership. It provides reliable and comparative data on the content, causes and consequences of the laws that govern the acquisition and loss of citizenship and the franchise. It enables scholars, policy-makers, and the general public to critically analyse how citizenship connects people across international borders.

GLOBALCIT publishes databases, analyses, indicators and debates on citizenship status and electoral rights. It relies on a large international network of country experts who write country reports, collect legal documents and provide input for our comparative databases. Its user-friendly interactive tools enable the comparison of data across countries and over time.