2019/01/02 by Kristy A. Belton · 9 citations
Social Sciences · #Migration and Labor Dynamics #Caribbean history, culture, and politics #Diaspora, migration, transnational identity #Commonwealth #Citizenship #Voting #Context (archaeology) #Political science #Politics #Inclusion (mineral) #Political economy #Public administration #Law #Geography #Sociology #Gender studies
paper · doi:10.1080/14662043.2019.1545526
published in Commonwealth and Comparative Politics 57(1), 93-122 (Taylor & Francis)
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Two global voting trends are noted in the electoral studies literature: the exclusion of resident noncitizens and the inclusion of non-resident citizens in national elections. These two research streams are rarely studied together. By analysing both of these trends in the Commonwealth Caribbean, the article reveals how the assumed relationship between citizenship and the right to vote does not always hold. Citizenship is neither necessary nor sufficient to exercise full political rights. The Commonwealth Caribbean thus diverges from global voting trends and illustrates the complexities and changing shape of the relationship between citizenship and the right to vote.