Romania’s Fieldwork: an insight
We are happy to share that we have finished the fieldwork in Romania! Romania is one of the cases in our study of the impact…
Distance Makes the Vote Grow Farther: The Filipino Migrant Vote in the 2022 Elections
by: Laurence Go The recently concluded Philippine elections saw the landslide win of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., whose victory is historical for two reasons. First, while…
Home on Fire: Solidarity of Turkish Emigrants during the Summer Wildfires
by Deniz Pelek During the summer of 2021, Turkey experienced the worst wildfires in the country’s history. Almost 300 wildfires occurred in July and August, resulting…
The 2021 Moroccan elections and the political incorporation of MREs: an everlasting debate?
By: Chaimae Essousi and Ahmed Kadiri The 2021 Moroccan elections were set in an extraordinary context due to the COVID-19 health crisis. Despite this, 50.35% of the…
Party mobilisation and voting abroad during the pandemic: The 2021 Ecuadorian elections
By Nicolas Fliess – Published on 05/05/2021 Introduction Citizens around the world have responded in different ways to the task of participating in elections during an…
Romanian legislative elections in the diaspora: record participation and the emergence of the nationalist vote
By Vladimir Bortun – Published on 14/12/2020 For scholars interested in the impact of migration on politics in the country of origin, this electoral year in…
Local elections in Romania reveal interesting nexus between return migration and local politics
By Vladimir Bortun – Published on 07/10/2020 The recent local elections in Romania, held on 27 September 2020, have revealed an interesting dynamics for scholars…
Diasporas and initial state responses to the Covid-19 pandemic
How did states act in relation to their diasporas in the first months of the Covid-19 pandemic? In this blog post we look at the…