{"id":10474,"date":"2026-04-23T17:04:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucsia.org\/evenementen\/nowhere-to-belong-statelessness-citizenship-and-the-limits-of-legal-protection\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T23:57:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T21:57:26","slug":"statelessness","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.ucsia.org\/en\/events\/statelessness\/","title":{"rendered":"Nowhere to Belong: Statelessness, Citizenship, and the Limits of Legal Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10474\" class=\"elementor elementor-10474 elementor-10466\" data-elementor-post-type=\"event\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2afad591 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2afad591\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60f15c01 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60f15c01\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c6217be e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c6217be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:152,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49517032 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49517032\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Statelessness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68eca505 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68eca505\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Statelessness is a serious but often overlooked human rights issue. It refers to the situation of people who are not recognized as citizens by any country.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15497b63 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15497b63\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e8ff6c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e8ff6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec8b17c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec8b17c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An overlooked human rights issue<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaee418 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eaee418\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Without nationality, individuals often struggle to <strong>access basic rights<\/strong> such as education, healthcare, employment, legal protection, and political participation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90bcf28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90bcf28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While many of us rarely think about our citizenship, for stateless persons, it shapes nearly <strong>every aspect of daily life<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20299c19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20299c19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Statelessness is often overlooked in asylum and migration debates. It is a hidden but very real issue affecting thousands of refugees and migrants in Europe.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aee858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0aee858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While European countries are increasingly encountering stateless people in their asylum systems, their legal frameworks, policies, and capacity to identify, record and determine statelessness are lacking.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e7a34e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e7a34e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-326a5fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"326a5fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">This event<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e02d15b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e02d15b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This lecture places statelessness within broader discussions on migration, human rights, and the role of the state. It will explore how statelessness arises, why it persists, and what its consequences are, particularly in Europe and Belgium.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b6485d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b6485d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The panel will reflect on key questions related to nationality, citizenship, and belonging, while identifying gaps in protection and discussing possible pathways toward fairer recognition procedures and durable solutions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b1a91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45b1a91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By bringing historical, legal, and practical perspectives together, the session aims to foster greater understanding of statelessness and encourage informed dialogue on how to better protect those affected.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a11307 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a11307\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2160201 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2160201\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The programme<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31d1786 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"31d1786\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f791b37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f791b37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>19:00 | Introduction by Erik De Bom, director of UCSIA<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-903f99a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"903f99a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0ba331 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0ba331\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>19:10 | Statelessness &#038; The Right to Belong: The Importance of Legal Recognition and Visibility in the Fight to Belong.<br \/>Keynote by Christiana Bukalo<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-702df8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"702df8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Christiana will set the intellectual and human context of statelessness \u2014 exploring its historical, philosophical and contemporary dimensions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acf7b42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acf7b42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/statefree.world\/about-us-preview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Christiana Bukalo<\/strong><\/a> is the founder and executive director of <a href=\"https:\/\/statefree.world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Statefree<\/a>, Germany&#8217;s first NGO dedicated to addressing statelessness.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35f2db5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35f2db5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Statefree&#8217;s mission is to create community, visibility, and equality for stateless people. Through community building, political innovation, and creative campaigning, Statefree raises visibility for this often-overlooked issue and serves as a recognized partner for German federal and state governments. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad6ff1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad6ff1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The organization actively contributed to the reform of Germany&#8217;s Citizenship Act and is currently working on effective solutions for digitalizing systems of migration administration. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58b8e13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58b8e13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For her work, Christiana received the Creative Bureaucracy Award in 2024, followed by the Emotion Award 2025 and the Paul Raue Prize for Statefree&#8217;s work in 2025.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfa91f7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dfa91f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd8dd35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd8dd35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>20:00 | Panel discussion<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e09525c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e09525c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A moderated panel debate bringing together expert voices from civil society and institutional practice to discuss the legal, political and human dimensions of statelessness in Europe and Belgium.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89bd942 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89bd942\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The panelists:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4b30cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4b30cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ghum.kuleuven.be\/ggs\/people\/00136497\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Clara Van Thillo<\/strong><\/a> (KU Leuven) is a PhD researcher and teaching assistant in international law at the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies. Since 2022, she has held an FWO fellowship. She has been a visiting researcher at the Geneva Graduate Institute, the University of Edinburgh, and the University of Melbourne\u2019s Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness. Her research focuses on UNHCR\u2019s mandate and practice regarding statelessness, with broader interests in refugee and human rights law.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2acb851 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2acb851\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nansen-refugee.be\/nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Gert Bruininkx<\/strong><\/a> is the director of NANSEN vzw\/asbl, a legal expertise centre on international protection providing legal support and expertise on statelessness and refugee law and promoting an interdisciplinary approach; bridging the gap between academia and law professionals, to foster a better understanding of and better access to international protection.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a69adc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a69adc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgvs.be\/nl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Lies Vandervoort<\/strong><\/a> works at CGRA\/CGVS (General Commission for Refugees and Stateless Persons) and is a longtime expert on statelessness.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9205276 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9205276\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Moderator: Adam Rachid<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ac4d1b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9ac4d1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e30ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58e30ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>21:00 | Networking over coffee<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6759dc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e6759dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e1717c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e1717c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbba077 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbba077\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">European Leadership Programme<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-334ccd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"334ccd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This event is organized by <strong>Adam Rachid<\/strong>, who is working at UCSIA and USOS this academic year as an ELP fellow. 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