When Citizenship is Closed but Multiculturalism is High: Immigrant Policy Reform and Inclusive Rhetoric in Closed Naturalization Regimes

• In Event: Governing Membership: Citizenship, Naturalization, and the Politics of Inclusion

Brief Overview

This paper argues that Gulf countries attract and retain high-skilled migrants while maintaining closed naturalization pathways by communicating immigrant inclusion through inclusive media rhetoric, longer-term visas, and multicultural policies.

Author

• Mohammad Amaan Siddiqui, University of California, Irvine