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Political Professionalization Beyond National Borders: An Analysis of Italian MPs in Overseas Constituencies

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  • Matteo Boldrini

    (Department of Political Science, LUISS University, Italy)

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Among European countries, Italy is one of the relatively few cases to provide a quota of reserved parliamentary seats for non-resident citizens. Despite an increased scientific interest in the topic, the group of MPs elected in Overseas Constituencies remains overlooked in the available literature. The gap relates to factors such as their socio-biographical profile, precedent careers, parliamentary activity, the role played in their recruitment by the party abroad or at a national level, and their style of representation. In this vein, the article investigates the career profiles of Italian MPs elected in Overseas Constituencies from 2006 (the first elections with the introduction of citizen representatives living abroad) to 2022. Based on an original data set and through an analysis of their biographical and political characteristics, the article builds a typology of elected MPs abroad by cross-referencing two dimensions derived from the literature: the linkage with the host country and the presence of previous political and associational experiences. The analysis shows that different types of MPs have different career lengths and a different capacity to collect preference votes.

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  • Matteo Boldrini, 2024. "Political Professionalization Beyond National Borders: An Analysis of Italian MPs in Overseas Constituencies," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 12.
    • Handle: RePEc:cog:poango:v12:y:2024:a:7470
    DOI: 10.17645/pag.7470
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    1. Sorina Soare & Sergiu Gherghina, 2024. "The Political Participation and Representation of Migrants: An Overview," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 12.
    2. Sorina Soare, 2024. "Investigating Party Abroad: Party Origins and Degrees of Formalization," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 12.

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