The Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion Statelessness Working Paper Series is an online, open access resource, which offers an avenue for centralising and sharing the latest knowledge, developments, and research findings on statelessness from multiple fields (including, but not limited to law, sociology, history, economics and health). It aims to inform a more effective response to the issue globally by facilitating the flow of knowledge and information between actors engaged with the issue across different contexts, countries and disciplines. Submissions can be made at any time but papers will, in principle, be reviewed in two cycles each year (March and September). Contributions are welcomed from both scholars and practitioners, at any stage of their career. Research papers may present the findings of studies relating to statelessness in any discipline and may offer a discussion of theoretical/conceptual issues or an analysis of on-theground realities. Policy papers may report and comment on developments in the area of statelessnessrelated law, policy or programming. For more details, visit http://www.institutesi.org/forum/workingpapers.php. Submissions and questions should be addressed to papers@institutesi.org. Statelessness Working Paper Series No. 2017/02 June 2017 The Statelessness Working Paper Series is fully Open Access and published digitally on the website of the Institute. All papers have been reviewed by an editorial team, but the opinions expressed in the papers are solely those of the authors.