Do migrants adopt new political attitudes from abroad? Evidence using a multi-sited exit-poll survey during the 2013 Malian elections

Lisa Chauvet, Flore Gubert and Sandrine Mesplé-Somps

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Abstract: In this article, we examine whether migration experience provides an opportunity for Malian migrants to learn and adopt new political values and norms, and whether this translates into different attitudes towards domestic politics and institutions. We use a multi-sited exit-poll survey which was conducted during the Malian 2013 presidential election in Mali, France, and Côte d'Ivoire to investigate whether Malian migrants have different perceptions and political behavior than their non-migrant counterparts. By distinguishing between Malian migrants living in France and Côte d'Ivoire, we provide evidence that not only migrants have different perceptions of Malian democratic institutions than their non-migrant counterparts, but also that the institutional context of the host country matters for the adoption of political norms.

Keywords: Migration; Social remittances; Political norms; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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Published in Comparative Migration Studies, 2016, 4 (1), pp.19. ⟨10.1186/s40878-016-0033-z⟩

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DOI: 10.1186/s40878-016-0033-z

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