Political participation from abroad WEBINAR & PANEL DISCUSSION
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Emigration waves have increased the presence of transnational communities worldwide, resulting in the creation of institutions and programmes that help non-resident citizens to actively participate in the life of their country of origin. Countries with significant presence of citizens abroad have invested resources to engage with these citizens from a social, political and cultural standpoint, and to create stronger ties with first-generation emigrants and their descendants. One of the most prominent policies implemented by many countries to maintain links with their diaspora communities is external voting, i.e. the right for citizens living abroad to vote in elections and referendums in their country of origin. Scholars have analysed this topic extensively and discussed the reasons behind states' implementation of external voting policies and the enfranchisement of non- resident citizens (e.g. Lopez-Guerra 2005; Bauböck 2006; Collyer 2013; Palop-García and Pedroza 2019). Furthermore, comparative studies have been conducted to understand the domestic drivers of political engagement among citizens living in foreign countries (e.g. Hutcheson and Arrighi 2015; Caramani and Grotz 2016; Lafleur 2016; De Lazzari 2019). Bringing together an international panel, this webinar will examine new perspectives and challenges related to external voting, including the relationship between language proficiency, citizenship rights, and political participation among citizens living abroad. Dr Matteo Bonotti Senior Lecturer, Politics and International Relations Monash University Mr Francesco Pascalis President, COMITES Victoria and Tasmania Dr Chiarra De Lazzari Research Officer and Teaching Associate Monash University Dr Luicy Pedroza Assistant Professor, Centre for International Studies El Colegio de México Dr Banu Sanay Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences Maquarie University This webinar examines new perspectives and challenges related to external voting, including the relationship between language proficiency, citizenship rights, and political participation of citizens living abroad. The event also features the launch of a Monash University project funded by the COMITES (Comittee of Italians Abroad) of Victoria and Tasmania and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Political participation from abroad WEBINAR & PANEL DISCUSSION 26 February, 12.30-2.00pm AEST @MigrationMonash PANELLISTS HOST Assoc Prof Rebecca Wickes Director, MMIC Monash University MONASH MIGRATION AND INCLUSION CENTRE Event will be streamed via Zoom. Login details will be provided following registration. Click here to register for Zoom webinar
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Emigration waves have increased the presence of transnational communities worldwide, resulting in the creation of institutions and programmes that help non-resident citizens to actively participate in the life of their country of origin. Countries with significant presence of citizens abroad have invested resources to engage with these citizens from a social, political and cultural standpoint, and to create stronger ties with first-generation emigrants and their descendants.
One of the most prominent policies implemented by many countries to maintain links with their diaspora communities is external voting, i.e. the right for citizens living abroad to vote in elections and referendums in their country of origin. Scholars have analysed this topicextensively and discussed the reasons behind states' implementation of external voting policies and the enfranchisement of non-resident citizens (e.g. Lopez-Guerra 2005; Bauböck 2006; Collyer 2013; Palop-García and Pedroza 2019). Furthermore, comparativestudies have been conducted to understand the domestic drivers of political engagement among citizens living in foreign countries (e.g.Hutcheson and Arrighi 2015; Caramani and Grotz 2016; Lafleur 2016; De Lazzari 2019).
Bringing together an international panel, this webinar will examine new perspectives and challenges related to external voting, including the relationship between language proficiency, citizenship rights, and political participation among citizens living abroad.
Dr Matteo Bonotti Senior Lecturer, Politics and International RelationsMonash University
Mr Francesco PascalisPresident, COMITES Victoria and Tasmania
Dr Chiarra De Lazzari Research Officer and Teaching AssociateMonash University
Dr Luicy Pedroza Assistant Professor, Centre for International StudiesEl Colegio de México
Dr Banu SanaySenior Lecturer, School of Social SciencesMaquarie University
This webinar examines new perspectives and challenges related to external voting, including the relationship between language proficiency, citizenship rights, and political participation of citizens living abroad. The event also features the launch of a Monash University project funded by the COMITES (Comittee of Italians Abroad) of Victoria and Tasmania and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Political participation from abroadWEBINAR & PANEL DISCUSSION26 February, 12.30-2.00pm AEST
@MigrationMonash
PANELLISTS
HOSTAssoc Prof Rebecca WickesDirector, MMICMonash University
MONASHMIGRATIONAND INCLUSIONCENTRE
Event will be streamed via Zoom. Login details will be provided
following registration.
Click here to register for Zoom webinar
