Ríos-Rivera, I., Umpierrez de Reguero, S., Makarenko, M., Salazar, D., Villao, R., Navarrete, C. & Trujillo, C. (2025). Between approval and rejection: non-resident citizens' vote choice in constitutional plebiscites
Abstract. This article examines how the political resocialisation of Chilean emigrants shapes their electoral preferences in constitutional plebiscites. We propose a set of hypotheses linking democracy levels in residence countries, prior electoral experience, ideology, and exposure to constitutional reforms abroad to voting behaviour. Using both administrative and individual-level data, our analysis yields three key findings. First, Chileans residing in less democratic countries than Chile are more likely to reject constitutional plebiscites.