The “Battles” of Paris and New York

Abstract

Dual nationality and citizenship and external voting rights have been granted by a majority of countries in recent years. This article uses original data, collected through a multi-site survey among Senegalese migrants living in France and in the United States during the first round of Senegal’s 2012 presidential election, to analyse the electoral behaviour of these migrants, and social remittances between destination and origin countries. Senegalese migrants are found to be strongly associated with a high level of electoral participation, not only in their origin country but also in their host country for those with dual citizenship. Our data also reveal a large range of social remittances between destination and origin countries, which translate into voting recommendations whose influence is particularly marked when directed towards Senegal.

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