Porous Politics: Diasporic Engagement and the Redefinition of Party Politics in Central and Eastern Europe

Global migration has generated new transnational political formats and fundamentally challenged the traditional state-centric focus of political science. This phenomenon of Porous Politics is defined by connections, contiguities, and loyalties across borders. It is especially critical in Central and Eastern Europe, where significant emigration has created influential diasporic communities. These diasporas actively transmit political remittances, engaging with their countries of origin. This engagement is strategically mirrored by the national political arena, as parties and elites establish extraterritorial organizations to mobilize these new constituencies.