Why do states enfranchise citizens abroad? Comparative insights from Mexico, Italy and Belgium

Global Networks

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 481-501

  Lafleur, Jean Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

BELGIUM; DIASPORA POLITICS; ELECTIONS; EXTERNAL VOTING; ITALY; MEXICO; TRANSNATIONALISM

Indexed keywords

BELGIUM; DIASPORA POLITICS; ELECTIONS; EXTERNAL VOTING; ITALY; ME-XICO; TRANSNATIONALISM;

REGIONAL PLANNING;

CITIZENSHIP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMIGRATION; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; NATIONALISM; TERRITORY; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

BELGIUM; ITALY; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 80052339008     PISSN: 14702266     EISSN: 14710374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0374.2011.00332.x     Document Type: Review

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