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Transnational Politics and the State: The External Voting Rights of Diasporas: 27 (Routledge Research in Transnationalism) - Hardcover

Lafleur, Jean-Michel

 
9780415584500: Transnational Politics and the State: The External Voting Rights of Diasporas: 27 (Routledge Research in Transnationalism)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0415584507 ISBN 13: 9780415584500
Publisher: Routledge, 2013

Synopsis

In just two decades, the number of states that have adopted external voting policies has boomed. Today, these policies, which allow emigrants to take part in home country elections from abroad, are widely found in Europe and Latin America. Looking at the cases of Italy, Mexico, and Bolivia, this book examines the motivations and consequences for states that enfranchise citizens abroad. This analysis sheds light on the impact of emigrants in home country politics, the motivations for emigrants to take part in the elections of a country where they no longer reside, and the consequences of this practice on receiving societies.

With a multi-disciplinary approach, this book will appeal to scholars and students of sociology, political science, legal studies, international relations, migration, and transnationalism.

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About the Author

Jean-Michel Lafleur is a Research Associate of the Belgian Fund for Scientific Research (FRS-FNRS) and a lecturer at the Center for Ethnic and Migration Studies, Université de Liège, Belgium.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415584507
ISBN 13 
9780415584500
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
210