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标题：Foreign connections and the difference they make: how migrant ties influence political interest and attitudes in Mexico
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作者：Lauren Duquette-Rury ; Lauren Duquette-Rury ; Roger Waldinger 等
期刊名称：Comparative Migration Studies
电子版ISSN：2214-594X
出版年度：2018
卷号：6
期号：1
页码：35-1-35-22
DOI：10.1186/s40878-018-0098-y
语种：English
出版社：Springer
摘要：AbstractBeyond the economic and social effects of international migration researchers show regular exchanges between immigrants and stay-at-homes produce political spillovers in sending countries. As a broad body of literature demonstrates, most migrants maintain at least some form of contact with key connections back home, whether through long-distance communication, remittance sending, or in person visits. We investigate if exposure to international migration affects non-migrant citizens political interest, awareness, and attitudes about the efficacy of elections using longitudinal survey data from the Mexico 2006 Panel Study. We use a novel statistical approach combining Double Robust estimation technique with propensity score weighting. Our results suggest that Mexican non-migrant citizens exposed to international migration through social connections and remittances are more likely to be politically aware than those without. We also offer theoretical pathways to explain how ideational and material resources embedded in migrant social networks influences the political interest of stay-at-home citizens.
关键词：Transnational migration;Political interest;Mexico;Social ties;Remittances