@book {1439939,
	title = {Offshore Citizens: Permanent Temporary Status in the Gulf},
	year = {2019},
	publisher = {Cambridge University Press},
	organization = {Cambridge University Press},
	address = {Cambridge},
	abstract = {When it comes to extending citizenship to certain groups, why might ruling elites say neither {\textquoteright}yes{\textquoteright} nor {\textquoteright}no{\textquoteright}, but {\textquoteright}wait{\textquoteright}? The dominant theories of citizenship tend to recognize clear distinctions between citizens and aliens; either one has citizenship or one does not. This book shows that not all populations are fully included or expelled by a state; they can be suspended in limbo - residing in a territory for protracted periods without accruing citizenship rights. This in-depth case study of the United Arab Emirates uses new archival sources and extensive interviews to show how temporary residency can be transformed into a permanent legal status, through visa renewals and the postponement of naturalization cases. In the UAE, temporary residency was also codified into a formal citizenship status through the outsourcing of passports from the Union of Comoros, allowing elites to effectively reclassify minorities into foreign residents.},
	author = {Lori, Noora}
}
