Electoral (non)alignment between resident and non-resident voters: evidence from Spain

Over the past decades, diasporas’ engagement in homeland elections has become a highly salient issue, especially given the widespread implementation of enfranchisement policies for citizens living abroad. Spain stands out in the European context with its long emigration history, its sizeable populat...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Vintila, Daniela, Pamies, Carles, Paradés, Marta
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión enviada para evaluación y publicación
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/371688
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/371688
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Electoral alignment
Turnout
Party choice
Diaspora
Spain
id ES_eee5a3f4f16dbbf9bc63c5acd92de508
oai_identifier_str oai:digital.csic.es:10261/371688
network_acronym_str ES
network_name_str España
repository_id_str
spelling Electoral (non)alignment between resident and non-resident voters: evidence from SpainVintila, DanielaPamies, CarlesParadés, MartaElectoral alignmentTurnoutParty choiceDiasporaSpainOver the past decades, diasporas’ engagement in homeland elections has become a highly salient issue, especially given the widespread implementation of enfranchisement policies for citizens living abroad. Spain stands out in the European context with its long emigration history, its sizeable population abroad, and the enactment of the so-called ‛voto rogado’ (‛begged vote’) system that hindered external voting by requiring non-resident citizens to submit a separate voter registration application to become eligible for casting the ballot in Spanish elections. Yet, little is known so far about the voting patterns of Spaniards abroad. This article aims to fill this gap by examining the electoral (non)alignment between resident and non-resident voters in the Spanish general elections held over the past three decades. We argue that a comprehensive assessment of electoral (non)alignment must consider two different analytical layers of turnout and party choice. The article shows that changing electoral rules on extraterritorial voting, the increasingly diverse profile of Spaniards abroad, and Spanish parties’ strategies towards the diaspora interact to account for differences in overseas Spaniards’ turnout rates and party choices when compared to resident voters.Peer reviewedSpringer NaturePamies, Carles [0000-0003-4993-2178]202420242023info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Preprintinfo:eu-repo/semantics/submittedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/371688reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Ingléshttps://doi.org/10.1057/s41304-022-00411-8Noinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/3716882026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Electoral (non)alignment between resident and non-resident voters: evidence from Spain
title Electoral (non)alignment between resident and non-resident voters: evidence from Spain
spellingShingle Electoral (non)alignment between resident and non-resident voters: evidence from Spain
Vintila, Daniela
Electoral alignment
Turnout
Party choice
Diaspora
Spain
title_short Electoral (non)alignment between resident and non-resident voters: evidence from Spain
title_full Electoral (non)alignment between resident and non-resident voters: evidence from Spain
title_fullStr Electoral (non)alignment between resident and non-resident voters: evidence from Spain
title_full_unstemmed Electoral (non)alignment between resident and non-resident voters: evidence from Spain
title_sort Electoral (non)alignment between resident and non-resident voters: evidence from Spain
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Vintila, Daniela
Pamies, Carles
Paradés, Marta
author Vintila, Daniela
author_facet Vintila, Daniela
Pamies, Carles
Paradés, Marta
author_role author
author2 Pamies, Carles
Paradés, Marta
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Pamies, Carles [0000-0003-4993-2178]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Electoral alignment
Turnout
Party choice
Diaspora
Spain
topic Electoral alignment
Turnout
Party choice
Diaspora
Spain
description Over the past decades, diasporas’ engagement in homeland elections has become a highly salient issue, especially given the widespread implementation of enfranchisement policies for citizens living abroad. Spain stands out in the European context with its long emigration history, its sizeable population abroad, and the enactment of the so-called ‛voto rogado’ (‛begged vote’) system that hindered external voting by requiring non-resident citizens to submit a separate voter registration application to become eligible for casting the ballot in Spanish elections. Yet, little is known so far about the voting patterns of Spaniards abroad. This article aims to fill this gap by examining the electoral (non)alignment between resident and non-resident voters in the Spanish general elections held over the past three decades. We argue that a comprehensive assessment of electoral (non)alignment must consider two different analytical layers of turnout and party choice. The article shows that changing electoral rules on extraterritorial voting, the increasingly diverse profile of Spaniards abroad, and Spanish parties’ strategies towards the diaspora interact to account for differences in overseas Spaniards’ turnout rates and party choices when compared to resident voters.
publishDate 2023
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2023
2024
2024
dc.type.none.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/article
http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501
Preprint
info:eu-repo/semantics/submittedVersion
format article
status_str submittedVersion
dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv http://hdl.handle.net/10261/371688
url http://hdl.handle.net/10261/371688
dc.language.none.fl_str_mv Inglés
language_invalid_str_mv Inglés
dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv https://doi.org/10.1057/s41304-022-00411-8
No
dc.rights.none.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
eu_rights_str_mv openAccess
dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv Springer Nature
publisher.none.fl_str_mv Springer Nature
dc.source.none.fl_str_mv reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
instname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
instname_str Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
reponame_str DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
collection DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
repository.name.fl_str_mv
repository.mail.fl_str_mv
_version_ 1869423788035145728
score 15,811543

Similares en LA Referencia