ABSTRACT
This chapter introduces most relevant citizenship approaches in the area of transnational, gender and intersectional research. The first part of the chapter provides insights into transnationally oriented citizenship theories that focus on the processes of deterritorialization of membership. While the postnational citizenship approach indicates processes of the erosion of national citizenship models, the concept of multiple citizenship (incl. dual and nested citizenship) allows attention to be paid to the relatively novel cross-border forms of membership. Furthermore, this part offers postcolonial prospects to citizenship that put into question the orientalist roots of classical citizenship research. The second part of the chapter shows how gender-sensitive and intersectional research on migration addresses processes of citizenship transformation through a critical lens. It gives an overview over gender-sensitive approaches that disclose the androcentric roots of the national citizenship model, where full citizenship is based on images of male heterosexual (and white) masculinity. In addition, this part of the chapter introduces the intersectional perspective to citizenship analysis that pays attention to complex forms of membership and belonging.
