Mobile Europeans and Democratic Participation: Attitudes, Voting and Public Support

This session will reveal the preferences and political behaviour of European mobile electorates (the demand side) and elucidate how these preferences are met on the supply side. Collectively, the papers explore support among resident citizens for external voting and examine the mechanisms by which homeland countries and political parties enact and manage these processes. The papers move beyond the analysis of individual-level determinants of emigrant political behaviour, by introducing complementary explanations linked to specific European contexts, such as the roles played by political parties or state regulations.