'Our citizenship is being prostituted': The everyday geographies of economic citizenship regimes

There is much interest in economic citizenship schemes, yet little attention has been paid to the quotidian impacts of such schemes on local communities, environments and notions of citizenship. This paper responds to this lacuna by reviewing the existing literature on economic citizenship and considering what an 'everyday geographical' lens would add to existing theorisations. 'Everyday geographies' are integral to thinking about how economic citizenship regimes shape local economies, societies and environs, providing insights into the ways in which the lives of 'ordinary citizens' intersect with flows of capital, the growth of an (im)mobile super-rich and shifts in migration management.

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This paper addresses the lack of attention to the everyday impacts of economic citizenship schemes on local communities, environments, and notions of citizenship. By reviewing existing literature and considering the lens of 'everyday geographies,' the paper provides additional insights into how economic citizenship regimes shape local economies, societies, and environments, and how they intersect with the lives of ordinary citizens.