Arab uprisings and the changing frontiers of transnational citizenship: Voting from abroad in political transitions |
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| Institution: | 1. Susquehanna University, United States;2. Barnard College, United States;3. The University of Colorado at Boulder, United States;1. Department of Geography, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, UK;2. LSE Cities, London School of Economics, London, UK;1. Department of Sociology, University of Malta, Malta;2. University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada;3. Graduate Institute of Environmental Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan;1. University of Glasgow, UK;2. Durham University, UK;3. University of Leeds, UK;1. University of Washington, USA;2. Dartmouth College, USA |
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| Abstract: | The uprisings that swept the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region beginning in December 2010 set in motion a series of political transitions. One of the most striking elements in the post-spring 2011 experiences of the countries affected has been not only the holding of elections, but also the expansion of expatriate voting (EV) rights to include out-of-country voting (OCV). A close examination of the processes through which the right to OCV was secured and the forms of its implementation reveals an intriguing parallel with the depth of the respective country transitions. This article explores the involvement of emigrant civil society in securing OCV rights and in the process of voting from abroad, thereby expanding our understanding of the role of such rights in the critical category of countries in transition. The cases reveal how the extension of the right to vote from abroad redraws political boundaries. However, they also make clear that expanding the physical boundaries of participatory nationality does not necessarily translate into more meaningful transnational citizenship. |
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| Keywords: | Expatriates Voting from abroad Out-of-country voting Citizenship Arab world Political transitions |
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