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Creating Undocumented EU Migrants through Welfare: A Conceptualization of Undeserving and Precarious Citizenship by Lafleur, Jean-Michel, Mescoli, Elsa

“…Following the financial and economic crisis, welfare policies across the EU are increasingly becoming instruments for limiting the mobility of certain EU…”
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Welfare brokers and European Union migrants' access to social protection by Voivozeanu, Alexandra, Lafleur, Jean‐Michel

“…In spite of the existence of an extensive national and supranational legal framework, European Union (EU) citizens who exercise their right to freedom of…”
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The enfranchisement of citizens abroad: variations and explanations by Lafleur, Jean-Michel

“…Today, a large majority of states allow at least some of their emigrants to take part in home country elections from abroad. This article first looks at the…”
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Why do states enfranchise citizens abroad? Comparative insights from Mexico, Italy and Belgium by LAFLEUR, JEAN-MICHEL

“…Over the past two decades, sending states have greatly increased their interest in maintaining strong connections with their citizens abroad. The worldwide…”
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How framing impacts attitudes about electoral rights for non‐resident citizens by Himmelroos, Staffan, Lafleur, Jean‐Michel, Lesinska, Magdalena, Lisi, Marco, Peltoniemi, Johanna, Reidy, Theresa, Vintila, Daniela, von Schoultz, Åsa

“…Abstract Widespread adoption of policies granting electoral rights to citizens living abroad has spurred vivid scholarly debates regarding the drivers and…”
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“Ethics Ready”? Governing Research Through Informed Consent Procedures by Caeymaex, Florence, Wenger, Carole, de Heusch, Félicien, Lafleur, Jean-Michel

“…Social Scientists using ethnographic methods are increasingly confronted with ethical clearance procedures imposed by universities, national authorities,…”
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Combining transnational and intersectional approaches to immigrants' social protection: The case of Andean families' access to health by Lafleur, Jean-Michel, Romero, Maria Vivas

“…Immigrants and family members in the home and host societies experience inequalities in access to social protection. Focusing on healthcare, we demonstrate…”
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Emigration and the Transnationalization of Sending States’ Welfare Regimes by Lafleur, Jean-Michel, Yener‐Roderburg, Inci Öykü

“…How does emigration affect sending states’ welfare policies? Existing migration literature has identified numerous political, economic, and institutional…”
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Assessing Emigrant Participation in Home Country Elections: The Case of Mexico's 2006 Presidential Election by Lafleur, Jean-Michel, Chelius, Leticia Calderón

“…How did Mexican migrants react to the opportunity to formally participate for the first time in home country politics during the 2006 Presidential Election? In…”
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The Transnational Political Participation of Latin American and Caribbean Migrants Residing in Europe by Lafleur, Jean-Michel

“…Migration from Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries to Europe has increased in great proportions over the last decade. Researchers (principally from…”
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Transnational Politics as Cultural Circulation: Toward a Conceptual Understanding of Migrant Political Participation on the Move by Boccagni, Paolo, Lafleur, Jean-Michel, Levitt, Peggy

“…This article contributes to the burgeoning literature on transnational politics by bringing tools used by scholars of cultural diffusion and circulation into…”
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Where and why can expatriates vote in regional elections? A comparative analysis of regional electoral practices in Europe and North America by Arrighi, Jean-Thomas, Lafleur, Jean-Michel

“…The article constitutes the first systematic attempt to survey and account for the enfranchisement of non-resident citizens in regional elections. Shifting the…”
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Migration policy reforms in the context of economic and political crises: the case of Belgium by Gsir, Sonia, Lafleur, Jean-Michel, Stanek, Mikolaj

“…A body of literature has examined the role of 'crises' on policy-making. Yet, we observe that endogenous or exogenous events called 'crisis-events' are often…”
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Towards a transatlantic dialogue in the study of immigrant political transnationalism by Martiniello, Marco, Lafleur, Jean-Michel

“…The purpose of this special issue is to establish to what extent the place in which immigrants settle (namely the region or country) might determine the types…”
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Leaving Europe: New Crises, Entrenched Inequalities and Alternative Routes of Social Mobility by Arnaut, Karel, Lafleur, Jean-Michel, Fadil, Nadia, Mandin, Jérémy, Alloul, Jaafar

“…This article addresses conceptual issues around contemporary forms of out-of-Europe migrations of various European publics. In particular, we ask how such…”
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Spanish emigration in the EU: patterns, implications and challenges for the future by Mikolaj Stanek, Jean-Michel Lafleur

“…The issue of South-North migration within the EU has not only caught the attention of numerous researchers, it has also become a subject of concern in public…”
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Ethnic Minorities' Cultural and Artistic Practices as Forms of Political Expression: A Review of the Literature and a Theoretical Discussion on Music by Martiniello, Marco, Lafleur, Jean-Michel

“…Looking at the current state of the literature, political scientists and sociologists have neglected the political relevance of ethnic and migrant minorities'…”
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Contributing to democracy in countries of origin: the external vote of Andean migrants by Anastasia BERMUDEZ, Jean-Michel LAFLEUR, Angeles ESCRIVA

“…This article analyses how migrants’ transnational political practices contribute to the quality of democratic systems in their countries of origin. It focuses…”
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Contribuyendo a la democracia en países de origen: el voto externo de los migrantes andinos by Bermúdez, Anastasia, Lafleur, Jean-Michel, Escrivá, Ángeles

“…Este artículo analiza cómo las prácticas políticas de los migrantes contribuyen a la calidad de las democracias en sus países de origen. Para ello nos…”
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Enjeux de la représentation et de la participation politique des émigrés dans leur pays d’origine : Vers une citoyenneté politique externe ? by Lafleur, Jean-Michel

“…Following years of disinterest or hostility, many sending states are now trying to create or strengthen linkages with citizens residing abroad. To this end,…”
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