Amelia Kuch is a cross-disciplinary doctoral researcher working on topics of migration, land rights and water infrastructure. Based at the University of Edinburgh, she is currently completing a PhD thesis on the processes of naturalization of Burundian refugees in Tanzania. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/amelia-kuch/rss en Integration Laws & Policy Thu, 22 Feb 2018 12:20:00 +0000 Amelia Kuch https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/02/22/lessons-from-tanzanias-historic-bid-to-turn-refugees-to-citizens https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/02/22/lessons-from-tanzanias-historic-bid-to-turn-refugees-to-citizens Tanzania was lauded for offering citizenship to 200,000 Burundians, the largest-ever mass naturalization of refugees. But a political stalemate emerged between humanitarians and the government, leaving refugees stuck in the middle, explains researcher Amelia Kuch.