Parliament and Diaspora in Europe |
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| Author:
| Laguerre, Michel S. |
| Series title: | Europe in Transition: the NYU European Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-1-299-54789-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2013 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $95.00 |
Book Description:
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The merging of homeland and diaspora, which results in the formation of an expanded and cross-border nation, has helped to transform the national legislature into a cosmonational parliament governed by representatives from these two segments of the population. The book analyzes the deployment of diaspora representation in homeland parliaments in its various forms, and compares this deployment in three European national settings in an effort to explain the multiple dimensions of this...
More DescriptionThe merging of homeland and diaspora, which results in the formation of an expanded and cross-border nation, has helped to transform the national legislature into a cosmonational parliament governed by representatives from these two segments of the population. The book analyzes the deployment of diaspora representation in homeland parliaments in its various forms, and compares this deployment in three European national settings in an effort to explain the multiple dimensions of this new cosmonational parliament model.