External Voting The Patterns and Drivers of Central European Migrants' Homeland Electoral Participation /

External Voting The Patterns and Drivers of Central European Migrants' Homeland Electoral Participation /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Szulecki, Kacper (Author), Erdal, Marta Bivand (Author), Stanley, Ben (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Summary:XI, 116 p. 5 illus., 4 illus. in color.
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Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
Edition:1st ed. 2023.
Series:Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship,
Subjects:
Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
Political sociology.
Elections.
Emigration and immigration.
Sociology of Migration.
Political Sociology.
Electoral Politics.
Diaspora Studies.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19246-3
Format: Electronic Book
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction
  • Defining External Voting
  • Expansion of Emigrant Franchise
  • External Voting Landscape: Countries, Elections, Criteria, and Modalities
  • What Do We Know About External Voting? Migration Studies Meet Political Science
  • References
  • 2 Emigration and Transnational Political Practices in Central and Eastern Europe After EU Enlargement.-04–2007
  • East-West Migration in Europe: Political Context and Consequences
  • The DIASPOlitic Project, Data Gathering, and Methods
  • Data Gathering and Method: Quantitative Analysis of External Voting Results
  • Data Gathering and Method: Qualitative Study of Migrant Voting
  • References
  • 3 External Voting Patterns: CEE Migrants in Western Europe
  • The Political Contexts of the Countries of Origin
  • Bulgaria
  • Czechia
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Data and Methods
  • Results of the Analysis
  • Turnout Patterns and Change Over Time
  • Overall Disparity
  • Ideological Disparity
  • References
  • 4 Migrant Perspectives on External Voting.-Making Sense of the Reasons Why Migrants Vote “Back Home”
  • Motivations for Voting in Country-of-Origin Elections
  • The Practical Possibility of Casting the Vote in Elections
  • Interacting Scales of Motivation for External Voting
  • Emigration, External Voting, and Political Engagement
  • Transnational Lifeworlds and Politics
  • How Does the Experience of Migration Influence Political Views?
  • Concluding Discussion
  • References
  • 5 Conclusions
  • What Have We Learned About External Voting? Discussion of Findings
  • Differences Between Diaspora Voting and “Homeland” Results
  • Ideological Differences
  • What Do We Know About Turnout?
  • Why Do Migrants Vote, or Not?
  • Legitimacy and Normative Considerations Surrounding External Voting
  • Do Migrants Desire to Be “Agents of Change”?
  • Research Frontiers and Future Knowledge Needs
  • Three Areas for Further Research: Empirical Knowledge Needs
  • Three Areas for Further Research: Normative Dimension
  • References.

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