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Citizenship, migration and mobility in a pandemic: a global study of COVID-19 restrictions on human movement - CMMP-19

Public health measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 have affected human mobility. Some states applied these measures only to those with citizenship, while others included foreign residents and settled migrants. The project examined how these choices challenge understandings of citizenship, migration and mobility.

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Governments worldwide took an unprecedented array of measures affecting human mobility to curb the spread of COVID-19. Examples included evacuations, lockdowns and travel restrictions. Some states have applied these public health measures only to those with citizenship status, while others have included long-term foreign residents and settled migrants. We examined these choices and how they challenge our understanding of citizenship, migration and mobility. Specifically, we asked:

  1. Who has guaranteed the right to cross the country’s borders?
  2. Who qualified for evacuation and consular assistance?
  3. Who was entitled to public healthcare and social protection?

Our empirical analysis drew on an original longitudinal dataset of restrictions on human movement with global coverage (CMMP dataset).

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