Abstract:
For ten years, Maghreb countries have experienced unprecedented legislative developments,
particularly in migration and citizenship law. The concomitance of reforms in both these fields –
matching a parallel phenomenon in Europe – arguably reveals an awareness of being migrantreceiving
countries and increasingly mixed societies. Revisions in citizenship legislation have mainly
been motivated by gender-related concerns and, as such, have only affected immigrants indirectly.
Despite some still rigid and discriminatory provisions, the Maghreb presents a range of regulations
and national responses in addressing differences, which has the potential to turn successive
generations of foreign residents into citizens. Yet, some recent changes have also demonstrated a new
reluctance towards the possible integration of foreign citizens.
