Parliament and Diaspora in Europe [Hardcover]

This book analyzes the unfolding of a new institutional phenomenon: the cosmonational parliament of the cross-border nation and the expanded state, focusing on three European national parliaments, namely the French Senate, the Italian Chamber of Representatives and Senate, and the Croatian unicameral parliament.Contents List of Tables Preface and Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction: A Parliament Reflective of the Nation and Its Diaspora Research for This Book Plan of the Book 1. Parliament and Diaspora The Cosmonational Parliament Model Conceptualizing Parliament and Diaspora in Theory Dual Citizenship Voting Rights and Voting Abroad Diaspora Parliamentary Representation Transnational Politics of Diaspora Parliamentary Representation Representing the Crossborder Nation or Cosmonation 2. Italy: Diaspora Parliamentary Representation Italian Politics and Diaspora Representation Crossborder Legal Regime Crossborder Support Structures Operational Performance Practices: Electoral Campaigns Party Distribution of Diaspora MPs Crossborder Occupational Travel Practices Representation Without Taxation External Constituency as Potential Swing Vote Transnational Jurisdictional Boundaries Parliamentarians of Italian Origin in Hostland Parliaments Diaspora, Homeland, and Ethnic Parliamentarians Hostlands and Diaspora Parliamentary Representation Conclusion 3. France: Diaspora Parliamentary Representation Background Literature Genealogy of the French Diaspora Parliamentary Representational Practice Diaspora Electoral College Senators of the Diaspora Electoral Campaigns Abroad Diaspora Senatorial Elections Travel Abroad Voting Abroad Taxation Information Technology Public Policy Conclusion 4. Croatia: Diaspora Parliamentary Representation Cosmonational Croatian Politics Parliament and the Transnational Question A State-Constructed Typology of the Diaspora Crossborder Legal Parameters Electoral Campaigns Voting Abroad and Election Outcomes Party Distribution of DiasporlÓ)