The global dimensions of diasporic politics and state response have generated a large,
interdisciplinary literature. Yet, scholars struggle to find the most productive conceptual tools …

Since 1990, nearly 100 countries extended voting rights to citizens living abroad, including
32 in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the actual ability for emigrants to vote in subsequent …

This paper introduces the Extraterritorial Rights and Restrictions dataset (EVRR), the first
global time-series dataset of non-resident citizen voting policies and procedures. Although …

While the politics of immigration in destination countries has been a prominent topic of
research in comparative political science in Europe, the same does not apply to emigration …

We identify four main strands of the migrant enfranchisement literature since 2010 and
outline its main (debated) concepts. We pinpoint missing links among the strands, such as a …

The transnational political participation of migrants has been extensively analyzed in the
literature. Previous explanations focus on individual determinants ranging from political …

As more countries grant political rights to their emigrants and more politicians look beyond
national boundaries for support, scholars are beginning to explore the drivers and …

External voting by nonresident citizens has become an important feature of contemporary
democratic politics. However, compared to the average voter in domestic elections, we still …

While some countries lag in enacting or implementing voting rights for nationals living
outside the territory, others grant them but lag in turning rights into ballots. What explains the …

Cross-border migration has increased rapidly in recent decades. In response, most
democracies have extended voting rights to their citizens abroad. Nevertheless, expatriate …