Friday, July 10, 2015: 9:00 AM-10:45 AM
S09 (13 rue de l'Université)
Increasingly, European politics is not only about immigration, but is conducted by immigrants and their offspring. Growing numbers of voters and political candidates have a migrant background. These social changes provide new angles on enduring questions about political representation. How do politicians represent diverse interests? When interests conflict, which groups prevail? How are substantive political outcomes affected by democratic procedures such as voting rules? This panel addresses these questions and more. We present both quantitative and qualitative research on local and national politics in Germany, France, the UK and Belgium. Together, the papers on this panel reveal how some of the newest Europeans envision their political futures.
Organizer:
Alex Street
Chair:
Karen Schönwälder
Discussant :
Floris Vermeulen
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