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Max Holleran

Max Holleran is a PhD candidate in sociology at New York University. His research examines tourism and property development at the periphery of the European Union. He writes frequently about architecture, urban planning, and visual culture in the Balkans and Spain.

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Malta, Portugal, and Spain offer quick routes to passports for global elite willing to pay. This raises fundamental questions about the meaning and value of citizenship.
Max Holleran

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