International migration and social network spillovers of political norms

Cátia Batista, Julia Seither, Pedro C. Vicente

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Resumen

International migration flows are shaping world politics in a variety of ways. This chapter summarizes existing evidence on the mechanisms through which these flows affect political attitudes and participation in the countries from where the migrants originate. A comparison is made between the effects of international migration on political institutions in Cape Verde and Mozambique, which both have strong migratory traditions. Emigration from Cape Verde is characterized by relatively high-skilled migration to Portugal and other Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, while emigration fromMozambique is mostly driven by unskilled labor flows into South Africa. The results that we describe show that international migration substantially increases political participation in both settings. The demand for political accountability and electoral participation substantially increases after being exposed to better democratic political norms and knowledge about electoral processes. This effect grows with citizens' social proximity, which is characterized as opportunities for personal interaction. Overall, we provide evidence that both South-North as well as South-South international migration strengthen democracy in the poorest countries.

Idioma originalInglés estadounidense
Título de la publicación alojadaEconomic Globalization and Governance
Subtítulo de la publicación alojadaEssays in Honor of Jorge Braga de Macedo
EditorialSpringer International Publishing
Páginas227-240
Número de páginas14
ISBN (versión digital)9783030532659
ISBN (versión impresa)9783030532642
DOI
EstadoPublicada - oct. 16 2020
Publicado de forma externa

Áreas temáticas de ASJC Scopus

  • Economía, econometría y finanzas (todo)
  • Administración de Empresas y Contabilidad General
  • Ciencias Sociales General

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