| The 2001 Italian Expatriate Vote: Was It Worth It?: A View from the Africa-Asia-Oceania-Antarctica College Contributor(s): Mascitelli, Bruno (Author), Steele, Rory (Author), Battiston, Simone (Author) |
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ISBN: 3034314272 ISBN-13: 9783034314275 Publisher: Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic P OUR PRICE: $77.52 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections |
| Dewey: 324.945 |
| LCCN: 2013034157 |
| Physical Information: 152 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |