Do local voting rights affect migrants' participation in protests?
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 - 02:25
in Psychology & Sociology
In research published in Social Science Quarterly, the study's investigator expected that migrants living in cities where local voting rights are extended to non-citizens would be more likely to engage in protests compared with those in restrictive contexts. However, the findings revealed the opposite: migrant protests seem to flourish not where rights are granted, but where they are denied.