Michał Nowosielski
Migration Studies – Review of Polish Diaspora, Vol. 2 (188), 2023 (XLIX), pp. 13-40
https://doi.org/10.4467/25444972SMPP.23.015.18629The paper analyses the Polish government’s actions to support Polish studies units abroad and examines the relationships between these units and institutions in Poland. It aims to understand the forms and scope of support offered to Polish studies units and to explain why public diplomacy actions also target the Polish diaspora. The analysis is based on official documents related to public diplomacy and Polish diaspora policy, as well as the results of an empirical study conducted among representatives of Polish institutions responsible for promoting the Polish image abroad and representatives of Polish studies units. The conclusions indicate the heterogeneity of these units and differences in support for units in the East and the West. In the case of units operating in former Soviet Union countries, Polish diaspora policy dominates, aiming to maintain connections between local Polish communities and Poland. In the West, support for Polish studies units stems from both Polish diaspora policy and public diplomacy.
Michał Nowosielski
Migration Studies – Review of Polish Diaspora, Vol. 2 (188), 2023 (XLIX), pp. 7-10
https://doi.org/10.4467/25444972SMPP.23.014.18628Michał Nowosielski
Migration Studies – Review of Polish Diaspora, Vol. 2 (184), 2022 (XLVIII), pp. 185-206
https://doi.org/10.4467/25444972SMPP.22.017.15843The article aims to investigate the cooperation patterns characteristic of Polish immigrant organisations in Germany. A situation analysis suggests a relatively broad collaborative network, with more than 100 Polish immigrant organisations in existence. However, the practice of the organisations’ functioning shows that, in fact, PIOs often function in a kind of organisational vacuum. They cannot nor do not want to cooperate with a large group of potential partners. In the article, we will also try to justify this state of affairs and find the barriers that limit the possibilities of cooperation of Polish immigrant organisations in Germany.
Michał Nowosielski
Migration Studies – Review of Polish Diaspora, Vol. 2 (184), 2022 (XLVIII), pp. 7-24
https://doi.org/10.4467/25444972SMPP.22.009.15835Projekt „Polskie organizacje imigranckie w Europie” realizowany w latach 2015–2020 (początkowo w Instytucie Zachodnim w Poznaniu, a od 2017 r. w Ośrodku Badań nad Migracjami Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego) miał dwa cele badawcze. Pierwszy z nich, o charakterze diagnostycznym, polegał na określeniu stanu polskich organizacji imigranckich w wybranych krajach europejskich – Norwegii, Szwecji, Niemczech, Holandii, Wielkiej Brytanii, Irlandii, Francji, Włoszech i Hiszpanii. Drugi miał charakter wyjaśniający i polegał na próbie znalezienia odpowiedzi na pytanie, co kształtuje stan polskich organizacji imigranckich w badanych krajach. Poprzez porównanie zjawisk i procesów występujących we wszystkich badanych krajach staraliśmy się odnaleźć zarówno podobieństwa, jak i różnice w sytuacji organizacji i czynnikach ją kształtujących.