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Record Nr.

UNINA9910831009303321

Autore

Haider Zaglul

Titolo

Biharis in Bangladesh: Transition from Statelessness to Citizenship / / by Zaglul Haider

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024

ISBN

9783031461293

3031461290

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (298 pages)

Disciplina

954.9200491454

Soggetti

Political science

Political ethics

Political Science

Political Theory

Political Ethics

Politics and International Studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter One: Introduction -- Chapter Two: Theoretical and Legal Framework -- Chapter Three: Biharis in Bangladesh -- Chapter Four: Findings of the Field Work -- Chapter Five: Biharis’ Access to Citizenship Rights: Theory, Law, and Reality -- Chapter Six: Conclusions and Recommendations.

Sommario/riassunto

This book deals with the citizenship status of the Biharis in Bangladesh and their ability to access rights associated with citizenship. The main argument of the book is that although legally the Biharis are citizens of Bangladesh, they still do not have access to many important rights of citizenship that can make their citizenship meaningful. Their inability to access many important citizenship rights made them de facto stateless, although they are de-jure citizens. Taking a law and society approach this book examines both legal and non-legal factors behind the deplorable conditions of the Biharis in Bangladesh. Based on fieldwork, this book analyses that the Biharis’ inability to access citizenship rights is inconsistent with citizenship theory, citizenship



laws, and the Constitution of Bangladesh. To make the Biharis citizenship effective or meaningful the author suggests some recommendations for policy changes that would enable Biharis to access rights associated withcitizenship. Zaglul Haider is a professor of Political Science at the University of Rajshahi.He earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from Clark Atlanta University and an LLM from Osgoode Hall Law School.