Parliament and Diaspora in Europe

1. Front Matter

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2. Parliament and Diaspora

   • Michel S. Laguerre

   Pages 1-14

3. Italy: Diaspora Parliamentary Representation

   • Michel S. Laguerre

   Pages 15-45

4. France: Diaspora Parliamentary Representation

   • Michel S. Laguerre

   Pages 47-73

5. Croatia: Diaspora Parliamentary Representation

   • Michel S. Laguerre

   Pages 75-96

6. The Cosmonational Politics of Diaspora Parliamentary Representation

   • Michel S. Laguerre

   Pages 97-119

7. Conclusion: Parliament of the Cosmonation

   • Michel S. Laguerre

   Pages 121-136

8. Back Matter

   Pages 137-182

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This book analyzes the unfolding of a new institutional phenomenon: the cosmonational parliament of the cross-border nation and the expanded state, focusing on three European national parliaments, namely the French Senate, the Italian Chamber of Representatives and Senate, and the Croatian unicameral parliament.

• Institution
• parliament
• Policy

"Parliament and Diaspora in Europe offers a rich comparative study of the structure of representation in the three 'cosmonations' - nations in which the national citizenry represented in parliament includes both residents of the national territory and emigres residing abroad. Laguerre offers foundational insights into the process of institutionalized political connections between emigres and their country-of-origin that a single nation case study could not have." - Louis DeSipio, Professor, Political Science, University of California Irvine

Professor at the University of California at Berkeley, Michel S. Laguerre is director of the Center for Globalization and Information Technology and member of the Executive Committee of the College of Letters and Science.

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