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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My public lecture at 🇳🇱Leiden University today was based on a Brown Journal of World Affairs article: bjwa.brown.edu/32-2/citizen... Thanks to all those who came! : www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20... @unileiden.bsky.social @ceudeminst.bsky.social @weareceu.bsky.social

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🚩 "Citizenship as Aristocratic Justice" is out. bjwa.brown.edu/32-2/citizen... @ceudeminst.bsky.social

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🎏🇭🇺An impressive tour de force from @sarahganty.bsky.social & CMurphy: the first major publication of our @ceudeminst.bsky.social research group this semester. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... @weareceu.bsky.social

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Prof. @suryaroy.bsky.social & I will be workshopping "Citizenship Is Anti-Rights" forthcoming in a volume co-exited by Profs Mark Tushnet and Bojan Bugaric at the 🇺🇸🇫🇷The American University of Paris: join if you are in town! The preprint is on @ssrn.bsky.social : papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Although still in "early view", this contribution remains a vitally important analysis, drawing on the critical work of @petrabard.bsky.social, @profpech.bsky.social, @omershatz.bsky.social, @sarahganty.bsky.social and other wonderful collaborators: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

@suryaroy.bsky.social & I push back against widespread misreading of Arendt's "Right to have rights", showcasing quite a different meaning of the concept in her work and in real life: Citizenship is a powerful anti-rights instrument papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... @globalcit.bsky.social

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Wouter @wvanparys.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

'It is through citizenship discourses that anti-personhood becomes legal, and rights are not attributed to people due to their status as people, but as subjects of objectification and exclusion.'

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🚩 In this new paper @basheska.bsky.social & I show that fighting "corruption" helped EU Commission achieve institutional ends unrelated to either fighting corruption or reinforcing the rule of law and other values in the EU. SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... @ceudeminst.bsky.social

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Tom Theuns @tomtheuns.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Just out! 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘜 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 #openaccess in Democratization: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Attila Mráz and I study the legitimacy of individual actors like MEPs taking militant (prima facile anti-democratic)actions to respond to anti-democratic threats.

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Individual militant democracy in EU institutions

The literature on whether militant democracy can be used to justify EU sanctions against Member States due to their democratic backsliding has so far focused on EU institutions and Member States as...

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thechicagoforum.bsky.social @thechicagoforum.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Is citizenship, and the passport that comes with it, truly a foundation of equality? Constitutional scholar @profkochenov.bsky.social joins @tomginsburg.bsky.social & Claudia Flores on Entitled to examine whether citizenship functions as a global caste system. open.spotify.com/episode/264c...

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Who's Entitled to Passport Privilege with Dimitry Kochenov

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Entitled @entitledpodcast.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Out Now: Who's Entitled to Passport Privilege While citizenship is often celebrated as a cornerstone of democracy, scholar Dimitry Kochenov argues it functions as something far more troubling: a global caste system. Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/264c... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

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Who's Entitled to Passport Privilege with Dimitry Kochenov

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Jakub Jaraczewski @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Congratulations to colleagues at @ceudeminst.bsky.social on meeting the rather shocking deadline of 4 (four) days given by the Hungarian parliament to submit their comments on the draft bill. Suffice to say, such a rush is bewildering, even given the extraordinary aims of the amendment. 20/

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Jakub Jaraczewski @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

🇭🇺⚖️🗳️The proposals to amend the Constitution of Hungary by TISZA have been tabled, and they go much beyond a rule of law restoration process, in places being more of a rule of law decapitation process. Translation by Deepl, so usual caveats apply (no, we Slavs don't understand Hungarian). Thread! 1/

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Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · 03/06/2026

European judicial and professional networks keep Poland's captured "courts" as members. LAURENT PECH (@profpech.bsky.social) and OLIVER MADER argue this normalises lawlessness – and that the European Commission should act. verfassungsblog.de/normalising-...

Quote: “A failure to suspend/expel bodies and individuals masquerading as courts and judges respectively – or worse, welcoming them – could have consequences for the relevant networks.”

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Tauriq Moosa @tauriq.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Great discussion on how passport control and borders are the last big vestige of the aristocracy and colonialist project - seen so obviously with who can move around the world freely and who is deemed suspicious merely by virtue of birth and blood. Fuck borders and passports.

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Is it fair to let your passport define your freedom? | The Stream

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

We have been advocating for a better use of Article 2 TEU all along and yesterday's Commission v. Hungary is most welcome. "EU values ARE law, after all"!! Orbán's regime helped move EU law in the right direction. academic.oup.com/yel/article/... @grabowskamoroz.bsky.social @kimlanelaw.bsky.social

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Jakub Jaraczewski @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈⚖️🇭🇺 A legal earthquake - CJEU finds Hungary to have violated EU law on multiple counts with its anti-LGBT+ legislation (as expected) but also for the first time in history, in an EU law-reshaping precedent, finds Hungary to violate Art 2 TEU in a self-standing manner.

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

New paper to appear in 🇺🇸💥Brown Journal of World Affiars💥🇺🇸 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... Aristocratic justice is no justice at all❗️ @mitpress.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social @globalcit.bsky.social @profjacob.bsky.social @mpc-eui.bsky.social

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

"We all say we have certain values, but then there is an asterisk: It doesn’t apply to the majority of humans, certainly not those who do not have the right color of passport, which our society has chosen." A timely Q&A with @profkochenov.bsky.social:

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Is Citizenship a ‘Blood Aristocracy’ in Disguise?

Why the passport you inherit can determine your place — and potential — in a hierarchy of global inequality.

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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Citizenship can feel invisible — until you realize how much it determines. @profkochenov.bsky.social argues that our passports are part of a “blood aristocracy” that limits opportunity, mobility, and rights around the world.

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Is Citizenship a ‘Blood Aristocracy’ in Disguise?

Why the passport you inherit can determine your place — and potential — in a hierarchy of global inequality.

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

💥I spoke to @mitpress.bsky.social Reader discussing some new citizenship and borders research: Aristocracy, already open borders, ICE and "values": thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/is-citizensh... @profjacob.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social @globalcit.bsky.social @enstatelessness.bsky.social

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

💥New paper acceted by the NJEL💥 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... We delve into the shame of Commission v Malta and far-reaching consequences of CJEU failing in its only fuction by attacking a group of Europeans based on no law. @globalcit.bsky.social @profjacob.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Belgian justice and brilliant lawyers is to be applauded--but what about EU crimes TODAY? @omershatz.bsky.social & colleagues started EU Crimes against Humanity: crimesagainsthumanity.eu/en Please consult the project and help bring criminals to justice. @profjacob.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

DrVeraldi & I just got a piece accepted by ELJ: the absurdity of any "social contact" talk in EU context where taming power is not in the DNA. With the rise of omnibus legislation this glaring flaw is further exacerbated: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... @alemanno.bsky.social @profjacob.bsky.social

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

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Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

To be specific, 5 years from date of arbitrary decision of Orban’s (puppet) Media Council. In any event, another typical instance of "too little, too late" enforcement action cc @kimlanelaw.bsky.social @rdanielkelemen.bsky.social @tommasopavone.bsky.social @profkochenov.bsky.social

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

💥New article out❗️ E.Basheska & I delve into the blood aristocracy principle underpinning citizenship and the distribution of rights worldwide and its impact on borders and naturalisations. link.springer.com/article/10.1... @profjacob.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social @globalcit.bsky.social

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Indeed, an honour to comment on such a significant AG Opinion in such a stellar company! Also @profpech.bsky.social: crème de la crème of @ceudeminst.bsky.social ‼️What we all have to say is quite clear❗️

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Cato Institute @cato.org · 03/02/2026

The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023. The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets. ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

A new @ceudeminst.bsky.social working paper by the brilliant Dr @basheska.bsky.social & I. 👉Have a look: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... The final paper will appear in an edited volume assembled by Stephanie Laulhe Shaelou and Andreas Marcou of UCLan Cyprus.

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

🇬🇱All you wanted to know about Greenland and EU law🇪🇺🇬🇱🇬🇱: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... Wess Geursen & I wrote a 100-pages-long chapter for🇬🇧Oxford Principles colleaction (Schütze&Tridimas, eds). In🇳🇱Dutch in will be a separate book with Uigeverij Paris! @profjacob.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

A great present found me at the office today, infinite thanks, @ulad-belavusau.bsky.social ! Already the cover is superb and to the point: the Ukrainisarion of Repin is a fun story line in the book no doubt! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/politics-...

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

New article just accepted by🇨🇳Fudan J Hum & Soc Sci❗️ @basheska.bsky.social & I approach the concept of citizenship from the angle of its core aspect: blood aristocracy. Pe-print @ssrn.bsky.social: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... @globalcit.bsky.social @maartenpvink.bsky.social @profjacob.bsky.social

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

90.000 downloads on @ssrn.bsky.social today. 🇭🇺 @ceudeminst.bsky.social 🇦🇹 @weareceu.bsky.social

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

How EU Citizenship Rhetoric is Ueed to Attack Europeans: retroactive deployment of previously undosclosed rules by EU's own court -- a talk at ECIT conference December 2025: vimeo.com/1153712817 @profjacob.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social @dimitrispieker.bsky.social @peterspiro.bsky.social

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

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Dimitry Kochenov Yaroslavsky @profkochenov.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Our first talk this year with @sarahganty.bsky.social is at @ceupolemo.bsky.social in🇦🇹Vienna this week. Join if you are in town: EU Lawlessness Law in the light of the most recent judgments of the CJEU: has the EU death machine been made illegal? (the answer is "no"). papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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