IV ISA Forum of Sociology (February 23-28, 2021)

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Immigrant Political Participation in the Global South / Participación Política Inmigrante En El Sur Global

Abstract Submissions Closed

RC31 Sociology of Migration (host committee)
RC18 Political Sociology

Language: Spanish and English

Session Type: Oral

Political participation is one of the key markers of immigrant integration, as the works of Irene Bloemraad, Michael Jones-Correa, Rodolfo de la Garza and many others have proven. In most cases, these studies are centered on voting practices in contexts where voting rights are given only after the immigrant becomes a citizen. The 2006 immigration protest in the United States, however, showed that immigrants are strong political actors despite their citizenship status. Research on immigrant political participation, however, is mostly located within receiving countries of the global north. This session seeks to expand research on political participation by looking at multiple aspects of how immigrants engage and participate in political actions in host countries of the Global South.