Trans/national political engagement: actors, drivers and politics

Abstract

Increased international migration has challenged the democratic dimension of political inclusion, thus incorporating non-resident populations in the demos. Accordingly, scholars have paid increasing attention to the processes of migrant enfranchisement, political participation and transnational voting behaviour. However, these different dynamics have been largely addressed as separate dimensions of the nexus between migration and political mobilisation. This panel aims to explore the interactions that exist among different facets of this nexus. It includes theoretical and empirical papers that focus on the formal and informal political participation of migrants both in their host and home countries, as well as on the transnational engagement of political parties and migrant organisations. Specifically, the panel addresses the drivers and practices that lie behind different forms of trans/national political engagement linked to migration in Europe and beyond from a comparative perspective.

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