Old Nations, New Voters: Nationalism, Transnationalism, and Democracy in the Era of Global Migration (SUNY series in Global Politics)

groundbreaking Empirical Study Of Voting By Resident Aliens In Established Democracies. Old Nations, New Voters......Page 3 Contents......Page 7 Illustrations......Page 9 Acknowledgments......Page 11 1. The Democratic Dilemma of Migration......Page 15 2. The Voting Rights of Resident Aliens:An Empirical Overview......Page 27 A Typology of Resident Alien Suffrage......Page 35 Voting Rights Granted by Localities......Page 36 Discriminatory Regimes......Page 41 Nondiscriminatory Regimes......Page 43 Discrimination through Residency Qualifications......Page 47 Alien Suffrage in National Constitutions......Page 48 Resident Alien Voting Rights in International Law......Page 49 Negative Cases: States That Have Rejected Alien Suffrage......Page 51 Why Enfranchise? A Preview......Page 54 Implications for the Research Design......Page 57 3. Nationalism and Transnationalism:Hypotheses on the Political Incorporation of Resident Aliens......Page 61 Nationalism and Transnationalism: An Overview......Page 62 Hypothesized Causes of Political Incorporation......Page 69 Conclusion: Convergence or Heterogeneity?......Page 76 Population of the Study......Page 79 Dependent Variables: Voting Rights for Resident Aliens......Page 83 Measures for the Independent Variables......Page 85 Control Variables......Page 95 Model Specification and Methods of Estimation......Page 98 Conclusion......Page 107 The Ordered Probit Model......Page 109 The Probit Model......Page 118 Conclusion......Page 124 6. Case Studies:Political Incorporation and Historical Institutionalism......Page 125 The Netherlands......Page 127 The Federal Republic of Germany......Page 130 Belgium......Page 134 Conclusion......Page 137 7. Theoretical Implications......Page 141 The Influence of History: Citizenship,Nationhood, and Rights......Page 142 State Institutions and Voting Rights for Aliens......Page 144 Systemic Factors: Traces of Transnationalism......Page 148 Next Steps......Page 150 8. Sovereignty and the Nation......Page 153 Appendix A. Problems with Demographic Data on Resident Aliens......Page 159 A Note about Sources for Demographic Data......Page 161 Dependent Variables: Measures and Sources......Page 163 Identifiers, Independent and Control Variables......Page 164 Appendix C. Descriptive Statistics and Correlation Matrix......Page 167 Notes......Page 171 References......Page 193 B......Page 213 D......Page 214 G......Page 215 I......Page 216 M......Page 217 P......Page 218 S......Page 219 V......Page 220 Z......Page 221 SUNY series in Global Politics......Page 223 In this groundbreaking study, David C. Earnest analyzes why democracies give noncitizens the right to vote. Bringing together theoretical debates in international relations and comparative politics about globalization, sovereignty, nationalism, citizenship, and state building, he examines how twenty-five democracies are coping with growing populations of immigrants who increasingly demand political rights. Earnest employs statistical analyses, along with case studies, to uncover surprising facts—that national courts are not necessarily progressive and that the left-right differences of political parties disguise intriguing coalitions that may either welcome or marginalize immigrants. The author concludes that rather than undermining the rights of citizens, the enfranchisement of noncitizens reflects shared national myths. In this respect, when faced with growing migration, old nations welcome new voters in ways that reinforce the bond between the nation and state. This book analyzes why democracies give noncitizens the right to vote. Bringing together theoretical debates in international relations and comparative politics about globalization, sovereignty, nationalism, citizenship, and state building, the author examines how twenty-five democracies are coping with growing populations of immigrants who increasingly demand political rights. He shows that national courts are not necessarily progressive and that the left-right differences of political parties disguise intriguing coalitions that may either welcome or marginalize immigrants. He also finds that rather than undermining the rights of citizens, the enfranchisement of noncitizens reflects shared national myths. In this respect, when faced with growing migration, old nations welcome new voters in ways that reinforce the bond between the nation and state The democratic dilemma of migration The voting rights of resident aliens : an empirical overview Nationalism and transnationalism : hypotheses Study population, measures, and estimation strategy Statistical findings Case studies : political incorporation and historical institutionalism Theoretical implications Sovereignty and the nation.