(This is an archived page, from the Patterns of Power Edition 3 book. Current versions are at book contents).
An individual's rights and responsibilities in a country are politically determined. They partly depend upon whether the person is deemed to be a citizen of that country. It is a politically contested topic because globalisation has led to an increase in population movement; some people want migration to be as smooth as possible, whereas others want to put controls in place.
The following sub-sections examine the rights and responsibilities of each status of individual:
· Some rights and responsibilities apply to everyone, including temporary visitors (6.7.3.1).
· Permanent residents – 'denizens' – have additional rights and responsibilities, which may be discretionary (6.7.3.2).
· Citizens have more automatic rights and responsibilities than denizens or visitors (6.7.3.3).