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Naturalization of Burundian Refugees in Tanzania: The Debates on Local Integration and the Meaning of Citizenship Revisited

Kuch, Amelia·2016·Journal of Refugee Studies
DOI 10.1093/jrs/few024
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This article discusses the implementation of the Tanzania Comprehensive Solution Strategy (TANCOSS), which aimed to provide durable solutions for Burundian refugees living in Tanzania since 1972. In 2008, over 200,000 refugees were given a choice between repatriation and naturalization, and almost 80 per cent opted for Tanzanian citizenship. By March 2015, 149,630 people had received Tanzanian citizenship certificates. Despite the recognized importance of this unique case of de jure integration, there is very little understanding of what impact it has had and continues to have on the people concerned and the areas they inhabit. Taking an ethnographic perspective, this author examines the consequences of naturalization and the ways in which former refugees conceptualize and utilize their newly acquired status. Building on the case of TANCOSS, the article confronts the dominant narratives of citizenship in Africa and it brings attention to the tangible and intangible value of citizenship documents for displaced populations.

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Authors
Kuch, A.
Affiliations
University of Edinburgh (GB)
Corresponding author
Kuch, Amelia
Venue
Journal of Refugee Studies
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2016-07-24
Pages
few024
ISSN
  • 0951-6328 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-6925
DOI
10.1093/jrs/few024
OpenAlex
W2494979033
Cited by
40
References
2
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 9
FWCI
11.44
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Journal of Refugee Studies (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration, Refugees, and Integration
  • Social Sciences › Law › Migration, Racism, and Human Rights
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration and Exile Studies
Keywords
naturalization, Burundian refugees, citizenship, durable solutions, refugee integration, repatriation, refugee status

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