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.

"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

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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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Contents List of Tables Preface and Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction: A Parliament Reflective of the Nation and Its Diaspora Research for This Book Plan of the Book 1. Parliament and Diaspora The Cosmonational Parliament Model Conceptualizing Parliament and Diaspora in Theory Dual Citizenship Voting Rights and Voting Abroad Diaspora Parliamentary Representation Transnational Politics of Diaspora Parliamentary Representation Representing the Crossborder Nation or Cosmonation 2. Italy: Diaspora Parliamentary Representation Italian Politics and Diaspora Representation Crossborder Legal Regime Crossborder Support Structures Operational Performance Practices: Electoral Campaigns Party Distribution of Diaspora MPs Crossborder Occupational Travel Practices Representation Without Taxation External Constituency as Potential Swing Vote Transnational Jurisdictional Boundaries Parliamentarians of Italian Origin in Hostland Parliaments Diaspora, Homeland, and Ethnic Parliamentarians Hostlands and Diaspora Parliamentary Representation Conclusion 3. France: Diaspora Parliamentary Representation Background Literature Genealogy of the French Diaspora Parliamentary Representational Practice Diaspora Electoral College Senators of the Diaspora Electoral Campaigns Abroad Diaspora Senatorial Elections Travel Abroad Voting Abroad Taxation Information Technology Public Policy Conclusion 4. Croatia: Diaspora Parliamentary Representation Cosmonational Croatian Politics Parliament and the Transnational Question A State-Constructed Typology of the Diaspora Crossborder Legal Parameters Electoral Campaigns Voting Abroad and Election Outcomes Party Distribution of Diaspora Representatives Travel Abroad Taxation Parliamentary Debate on the Diaspora Representation Question Analytical Observations Transnational Parliament of the Cosmonation 5. The Cosmonational Politics of Diaspora Parliamentary Representation French Cosmonational Debate Over Diaspora Parliamentary Representation Eligibility Requirements Cosmonational Redistricting Politics Campaign Contents of Diaspora Parliamentary Candidates Voter Registration and Turnout Connecting with Constituencies Abroad Diaspora Parliamentarians and the Legislative Process Profile of Diaspora Voters Profile of Diaspora Parliamentary Candidates Diaspora Parliamentary Representation Beyond the Three Cosmonations 6. Conclusion: Parliament of the Cosmonation Diaspora Day of the Cosmonational Parliament Diaspora Day as Cosmonational Day Cosmonational Publicity A Day Par Excellence in the Life of the Cosmonation Concluding Remarks Notes References Index