Parliament and diaspora in Europe / Michel S. Laguerre.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laguerre, Michel S.

Series:

Europe in transition (New York, N.Y.)

Europe in transition : the NYU European studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Representative government and representation--Europe.

Representative government and representation.

Europe.

Political participation--Europe.

Political participation.

French--Foreign countries.

Italians--Foreign countries.

Croats--Foreign countries.

Physical Description:

xxv, 182 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2013]

Summary:

The merging of homeland and diaspora, which results in the formation of an expanded and cross-border nation, has helped to transform the national legislature into a cosmonational parliament governed by representatives from these two segments of the population. This book analyzes the deployment of diaspora representation in homeland parliaments and compares this deployment in three European national settings in an effort to explain the multiple dimensions of this new cosmonational parliament model. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: a parliament reflective of the nation and its diaspora

Parliament and Diaspora

Italy: diaspora parliamentary representation

France: diaspora parliamentary representation

Croatia: diaspora parliamentary representation

The Cosmonational politics of diaspora parliamentary representation

Conclusion: parliament of the cosmonation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-168) and index.

ISBN:

9781137280596

113728059X

OCLC:

820349257