Jorn Schulting 382514 Governance of Migration & Diversity: Public Administration Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences Erasmus University Rotterdam GMD Thesis 34779 words Comparing citizenship and naturalization policies in international sports The case of the 2019 Asian Football Cup Jorn Schulting August 2019 Jorn Erik Schulting Master Thesis Governance of Migration & Diversity: Public Administration Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences Erasmus University Rotterdam August 2019 Student number: 382514 Contact:
[email protected] Reference style: APA Supervisor: Peter Scholten Second reader: Nathan Levy 2 Table of Content List of abbreviations 9 Introduction 10 1. Theoretical framework 13 1.1 Theoretical framework 13 1.1.1 Citizenship regimes concerning foreign-born athletes 17 1.1.1.1. Citizenship law characteristics 18 1.1.1.2. Special provisions for athletes? 19 1.1.1.3. Strategies used for attracting foreign-born athletes 19 1.1.1.4. Alternative form of citizenship for athletes? 20 1.1.1.5. Mandatory change of athlete’s name? 21 1.1.1.6. Mandatory movement of an athlete to the “new” country? 21 1.1.1.7. Preference of attraction of athletes with specific geographical, religious or linguistic backgrounds? 22 1.1.1.8. Level of “Thickness” of citizenship 23 1.2 What is missing? 23 2. Research Design 25 2.1 Operationalization 25 2.2 Methodology 29 2.2.1 Data collection 29 3 2.2.1.1. Quantitative datasets 29 2.2.1.2. Other sources 30 2.3 Case selection 30 2.3.1 Substantiation of the case selection 31 2.3.2 Jus soli limitation in case selection 33 2.3.3 Beyond jus sanguinis in the Philippines, Qatar, Vietnam and Lebanon 33 2.4 Ethical considerations 34 3.