ABSTRACT
Intheautumnof1988,PrimeMinisterBobHawke proclaimeda"YearofCitizenship"inAustralia,hopingto encouragesomeofthoseaboutonemillionsettledimmigrants entitledtocitizenshipwhohadnotbotheredtoapplyforitto doso.Whyhadtheynotapplied?Wastheretoolittle encouragement,ornopracticalincentives?Ordidtheynot wanttochangecitizenshipbecauseofloyaltytoother countries?NotonlyinAustralia,butalsoinEuropeand Americathesameorsimilarquestionsareaskedabout denizens'motivationorlackofmotivationtoaskfor naturalisation.
