Beyond convergence
Unveiling variations of external franchise in Latin America and the Caribbean from 1950 to 2015
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7843734 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pau Palop-García, Pau Palau (0000-0003-3458-4211, German Institute for Global and Area Studies, corresponding author), Luicy Pedroza (0000-0003-1971-4399, German Institute for Global and Area Studies) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1597-1616 |
| Publication date | 2017-07-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Community (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-9586 • E-ISSN: 1469-9451 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1369183x.2016.1234932 |
| OpenAlex | W2526171408 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 27 |
A growing literature deals with the models that states have developed to reach out to their emigrant communities. The literature covers a wide range of initiatives, most notably electoral policies. In this line of research, we present a comparative view of the citizenship policies of Latin American and Caribbean states using a data set that includes information (yearly observations from 1950 to 2015) of the external franchise policies of 22 countries. First, this paper describes the scope of inclusion of non-resident citizens in terms of electoral rights. Second, we study the evolution over time of the external franchise policies of the countries under study. Despite cultural, historical and obvious geographic commonalities across countries, the analyses reveal that the convergence trend in the external franchise policies developed by Latin American and Caribbean countries is limited to a most general level. Below that level many variations in terms of specific electoral rights, types and venues of representation of emigrants are observable. These variations range from exclusion of non-resident citizens in terms of electoral rights, to full inclusion, when emigrants have active and passive electoral rights in all the national elections held in the states of origin (presidential and/or legislative)
Citizenship · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Emigration · Latin Americans · Legislature · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics
To vote or not to vote? Migrant electoral (dis)engagement in an enlarged Europe
Campaigning across continents
Building Party Support Abroad
Policymaking for Emigrants in Latin America and the Caribbean
External Voting Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean
Plebiscito de la paz
Mexicans and Colombians at Home and Abroad
Diaspora policies in comparison
Reading diasporic engagements through the lens of citizenship
The Extraterritorial Voting Rights and Restrictions Dataset (1950–2020)
The grey area between nationality and citizenship
Missing links in migrant enfranchisement studies
Emigrant Inclusion in Home Country Elections
Transnational Politics and the State
Citizens Abroad
Culling the Masses
Extraterritorial Political Rights and Dual Citizenship in Latin America
Diasporas, Remittances and State Fragility
Measuring Immigration Policies
Validating integration and citizenship policy indices
Should Expatriates Vote
Inside the Sending State
Immigration and the Boundaries of Citizenship
Immigration and the Boundaries of Citizenship
Reminiscences, Patriotism, Participation
Transnational migration and the redefinition of the state
Theories of Policy Diffusion Lessons from Latin American Pension Reform
Extending Citizenship to Emigrants
Is there convergence in convergence research? an overview of empirical studies on policy convergence
Causes and conditions of cross-national policy convergence
Morphing the Demos into the right shape. Normative principles for enfranchising resident aliens and expatriate citizens
Immigrant enfranchisement in Latin America
Diffusion of Diaspora Enfranchisement Norms
The impacts of extra-territorial voting
The diffusion of diaspora engagement policies
Inside out? Directly elected 'special representation' of emigrants in national legislatures and the role of popular sovereignty
Deciding who has the right to vote
The rights and duties of external citizenship
Why do states enfranchise citizens abroad? Comparative insights from Mexico, Italy and Belgium
Migrant political transnationalism and the practice of democracy
| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,44 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |