{"id":14873,"date":"2026-07-24T11:56:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T15:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/?p=14873"},"modified":"2026-07-24T11:56:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T15:56:25","slug":"new-eu-policy-video-the-italian-case-of-ancestral-citizenship-who-gets-to-belong-with-dr-thales-speroni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/2026\/new-eu-policy-video-the-italian-case-of-ancestral-citizenship-who-gets-to-belong-with-dr-thales-speroni\/","title":{"rendered":"New EU Policy Video: &#8220;The Italian Case of Ancestral Citizenship: Who Gets to Belong?&#8221; with Dr. Thales Speroni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this EU Policy Video Series interview, &#8220;The Italian Case of Ancestral Citizenship: Who Gets to Belong?&#8221;, Dr. Thales Speroni offers a comparative analysis of how extraterritorial access to citizenship reshapes visions of Europe across generations. Focusing on the Italian case, he explores the frictions between normative expectations embedded in citizenship law and the actual migratory projects of recently recognized citizens. He was interviewed on April 14, 2026, at Carleton University, in Ottawa, Canada.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/centrenorbertelias.cnrs.fr\/equipes-de-recherche\/thales-speroni\/\">Dr. Speroni<\/a> is postdoctoral fellow with Centre Norbet Elias, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and he is a member of the ACE Project (Ancestral Citizenship in Europe), funded by the Volkswagen Foundation.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ohHhqqUmO24\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14876\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-07-24-at-11.38.34\u202fAM-e1784907739204.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"409\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Centre for European Studies Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at Carleton University organized this interview as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/category\/video\/\">EU Policy Video Series<\/a>. Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence activities are co-funded by the <a href=\"https:\/\/european-union.europa.eu\/index_en\">European Union<\/a> and by Carleton University.<\/p>\n<p>Views and opinions expressed are, however, those of the author only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or Carleton University. Neither the European Union nor Carleton University can be held responsible for them.<a href=\"https:\/\/european-union.europa.eu\/index_en\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13992\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFBTEU-e1711042934666-240x87.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFBTEU-e1711042934666-240x87.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFBTEU-e1711042934666-400x145.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFBTEU-e1711042934666-160x58.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFBTEU-e1711042934666-768x278.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFBTEU-e1711042934666-1536x557.png 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFBTEU-e1711042934666-2048x742.png 2048w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/wp-content\/uploads\/CFBTEU-e1711042934666-360x131.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this EU Policy Video Series interview, &#8220;The Italian Case of Ancestral Citizenship: Who Gets to Belong?&#8221;, Dr. Thales Speroni offers a comparative analysis of how extraterritorial access to citizenship reshapes visions of Europe across generations. 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