Networks and political engagement of migrant organisations in five <scp>E</scp>uropean cities

Eggert, Nina; Pilati, Katia

doi:10.1111/1475-6765.12057

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“…However, activities of ethnic organizations may be also oriented to migrant communities in the residence country rather than to individuals in the country of origin. Fieldwork in European cities like Brussels, Milan and Zurich indeed shows that many ethnic and migrant organizations are often active on service delivery and provision for migrant residents (Berger et al 2004;Jacobs et al 2004;Eggert and Pilati 2014).…”

Section: Classical Predictors Of Political Engagementmentioning

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Comparing engagement by migrants in domestic and in country-of-origin political activities across European cities

Pilati

Herman

2018

Acta Polit

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This article aims to investigate levels of migrants and second generations' engagement in country-of-origin political activities and in domestic political activities. Using data from a population survey of individuals of migrant origin in ten European cities undertaken in 2004-2010, we examine both individual and contextual characteristics shaping engagement in one and in the other scope of action. Findings show that migrants and second generations tend to engage in an equal number of domestic and country-of-origin political activities. Engagement in country-of-origin political activities only is fully compatible with a trajectory of political integration in the countries of settlement, opposing the view that migrants may contribute to build or live in a "separate" society. Finally, the results show that contextual opportunities affect chances to engage in one or in the other scope of action. In particular, easy access to residence permits favours engagement in domestic political activities and discourages engagement in country-of-origin political activities. This suggests that migrants and second generations' engagement in country-of-origin political activities may be a reaction to the limited opportunities of integration offered by the residence countries.

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Section: Classical Predictors Of Political Engagementmentioning

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Comparing engagement by migrants in domestic and in country-of-origin political activities across European cities

Pilati

Herman

2018

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“…Parties that appeal to emigrants are, because of these differences, disproportionately apt to gain votes should the franchise be extended overseas (Christiansen ; Eggert & Pilati ). Other parties less favoured by emigrants would, correspondingly, see their vote shares fall when those abroad may cast ballots.…”

Section: Parties As Strategic Predictors Of Overseas Voting Behaviourmentioning

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European ruling parties’ electoral strategies and overseas enfranchisement policies

Turcu

Urbatsch

2019

European J Political Res

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Emigrants' ideologies and partisan attitudes may diverge from other voters': overseas voters are ideologically self-selected, receive distinctive information about campaigns and have experiences abroad that are likely to shape their political views. Parties, anticipating these emigrant attitudes, can manipulate overseas voting availability to give the vote primarily to their own supporters. Alternatively, parties may expect newly enfranchised voters to provide electoral support in gratitude for the right to vote. To distinguish these separate processes, this project undertakes a case study of Turkey to trace a ruling party's strategic expectations as it makes overseas-enfranchisement decisions. To see how generalisable these results are, the study further extends to a statistical analysis of differences in vote choice between voters at home and abroad across all 23 European countries that report overseas votes separately, using an original dataset encompassing 121 elections. Both the case study and the statistical analysis suggest that emigrant-enfranchising parties tend to garner overseas voters' support in a lasting way. This suggests that overseas enfranchisement most often appears to involve incumbent parties (correctly) expecting long-term ideological compatibility with their overseas nationals, not simply exchanging the franchise for short-term, transactional support.

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“…Homeland links and integration into social networks in the host society have been highlighted as increasing transnational engagement (Ahmadov & Sasse, 2016;Burgess, 2012;Careja & Emmenegger, 2012;Soysal, 1997;Van Tubergen, Maas, & Flap, 2004), as have a political environment in the host society that affords opportunities for inclusion and participation (Burgess, 2014;Eggert & Pilati, 2014;Escobar, Arana, & McCann, 2015;Pérez-Armendáriz & Crow, 2010). However, Guarnizo et al, (2003) found that in the Latin American context longer periods of residence, usually associated with lower transnational engagement, seem to provide the economic resources and stability needed for homeland engagement.…”

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Empowering to engage with the homeland: do migration experience and environment foster political remittances?

Ahmadov

Sasse²

2016

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This article investigates the drivers and mechanisms of emigrants' electoral and nonelectoral political engagement with their homeland. Our analysis concentrates on the diverse experiences of Polish migrants in the UK. By utilizing original mixed-method data, including a large-N survey of Polish migrant voters across the UK, in-depth interviews with Polish migrants in the UK, and matched interviews with their family members and friends in Poland, we highlight the importance of the migrant experience and environment as factors explaining the (de-)mobilization of transnational political engagement. The quantitative analysis highlights proxies of integration in the host society as the strongest predictors of transnational political engagement, while the participation in emigrant/diaspora networks has less clear-cut effects than previous studies have suggested. The qualitative analysis unpacks the migrants' experiences that foster homeland engagement. The composition of personal networks -whether they are primarily Polish or international -emerges as an important element of the causal mechanism behind the (de-)mobilization of engagement with Polish politics.

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Networks and political engagement of migrant organisations in five European cities

Cited by 31 publications

References 29 publications

Comparing engagement by migrants in domestic and in country-of-origin political activities across European cities

Comparing engagement by migrants in domestic and in country-of-origin political activities across European cities

European ruling parties’ electoral strategies and overseas enfranchisement policies

Empowering to engage with the homeland: do migration experience and environment foster political remittances?

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