Diffusion and practice of external voting in North and West Africa

Thibaut Jaulin (1) , Etienne Smith

1 CERI - Centre de recherches internationales (Sciences Po, CNRS)

This chapter discusses the diffusion of external voting in North and West Africa since the early 1990s, and diaspora participation in elections in countries of origin. It starts by examining the idea that the spread of external voting is attributable solely to the emergence of diaspora policies and political liberalization processes. It then looks at the influence of citizens abroad on elections by analysing their turnout and political preferences.

Keywords: North Africa; West Africa; diaspora; elections

Domains: Humanities and Social Sciences; Political science

Thibaut Jaulin, Etienne Smith. Diffusion and practice of external voting in North and West Africa. Philippe Fargues; Marzia Rango. Migration in West and North Africa and across the Mediterranean. Trends, risks, development and governance, International Organization for Migration, pp.394 - 404, 2020, 9789290688785. ⟨hal-03393790⟩