2001 Italian expatriate vote : Was it worth it?:A view from the Africa-Asia- Oceania-Antarctica college.
Title:
2001 Italian expatriate vote : Was it worth it?:A view from the Africa-Asia- Oceania-Antarctica college.
Author:
Mascitelli, Bruno.
ISBN:
9783035105742
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (170 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements vii -- List of Abbreviations ix -- List of Tables xi -- Preface by Franca Arena xiii -- 1. Introduction: Migration, Homeland and Host LandEngagement 1 -- 1.1. Terminology and scope of the study 4 -- 1.2. Expatriate engagement and voting 7 -- 1.3. New models of citizenship and voting rights 13 -- 1.4. Conclusion 22 -- 2. Enfranchising Citizens Abroad 25 -- 2.1. Expatriate voting and representation: current trends 27 -- 2.2. French and Portuguese voters abroad 32 -- 2.3. Italian voters abroad 35 -- 2.4. Greek voters abroad 37 -- 2.5. Conclusion 41 -- 3. Italian Expatriate Voting: The Australian Experience 43 -- 3.1. Setting the scene: the 2006, 2008 and 2013 elections 44 -- 3.2. The 2006, 2008 and 2013 elections in AAOA and Australia 52 -- 3.3. Electoral fraud and voting scandals 63 -- 3.4. The case of Di Girolamo 69 -- 3.5. Conclusion 70 -- 4. Views from the Focus Groups: Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne 71 -- 4.1. Background to the study and methodology 72 -- 4.2. Analysis and discussion of the findings 74 -- 4.3. The focus group questions 76 -- 4.4. Conclusion 92 -- 5. An interview with MP Marco Fedi 93 -- 5.1. Questions and answers 94 -- 5.2. Conclusion 107 -- 6. Interviews with Former Candidates Joe Caputo, Luigi Casagrande, Joe Cossari, and Teresa Todaro Restifa 109 -- 6.1. Questions and answers 110 -- 6.2. Conclusion 123 -- 7. Conclusion 125 -- Appendices 133 -- 1. Letters by Franca Arena to Corriere della Sera and replies 133 -- 2. Unpublished letter by Franca Arena to PM Kevin Rudd 143 -- Bibliography 145 -- Index 151.
Abstract:
This book examines the implementation and consequences of the Italian expatriate vote and representation introduced in 2001 in the external electoral colleges with special attention to the Electoral College known as Africa-Asia-Oceania-Antarctica. The Italian elections of 2006, 2008 and 2013 were important moments where the expatriate vote was expressed providing results which Italian lawmakers may have not anticipated. Moreover, the electoral expressions of the external colleges were not always in accord with Italians ones. This study examines how the stakeholders in the Africa-Asia-Oceania-Antarctica college understood and perceived this voting and representation facility after its implementation. What they thought in 2001 and what they think now. The study seeks the views of focus groups across numerous cities in Australia, interviews the protagonists and provides critical commentary on the future of this right and whether all this effort was worth it in providing Italians abroad with external voting and representation in elections and referendums.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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