Patterns of Cooperation and Non-Cooperation – the Case of Polish Immigrant Organisations in Germany

Michał Nowosielski

Patterns of Cooperation and Non-Cooperation – the Case of Polish Immigrant Organisations in Germany

Publication date: 09.2022

Migration Studies – Review of Polish Diaspora, 2022 (XLVIII), Vol. 2 (184), pp. 185-206

https://doi.org/10.4467/25444972SMPP.22.017.15843

Authors

Pobierz pełny tekst

PDF

Titles

Patterns of Cooperation and Non-Cooperation – the Case of Polish Immigrant Organisations in Germany

Abstract

The 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.

Keywords

immigrant organisations, migration, diaspora, cooperation, conflict, intra-organisational cooperation

References

Download references

Destatis. (2021a). Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit Ausländische Bevölkerung Ergebnisse des Ausländerzentralregisters 2020. Wiesbaden: Statistisches Bundesamt.

Destatis. (2021b). Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit Bevölkerung mit Migrationshintergrund – Ergebnisse des Mikrozensus 2020. Wiesbaden: Statistisches Bundesamt.

Dietz, B. (2006). Aussiedler in Germany: From Smooth Adaptation to Tough Integration. In L. Lucassen, D. Feldman, & J. Oltmer (Eds.), Paths of Integration, 116–136). Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.

Doerfel, M. L., & Taylor, M. (2004). Network dynamics of interorganizational cooperation: The Croatian civil society movement. Communication Monographs, 71(4), 373–394. https://doi.org/10.1080/0363452042000307470

https://doi.org/10.1080/0363452042000307470

Farrell, H., & Heritier, A. (2002). Interorganizational Cooperation and Intraorganizational Power: Early Agreements Under Codecision and Their Impact on the Parliament and the Council (SSRN Scholarly Paper ID 327183). Social Science Research Network. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.327183

https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.327183

Gazley, B. (2008). Intersectoral Collaboration and the Motivation to Collaborate: Toward an Integrated Theory. In Bingham, L.B., O’Leary, R., (eds.) Big Ideas in Collaborative Public Management, 36–54. New York: Routledge.

Hayoz, N. (2010). Power, Democracy and Informality in Eastern Europe: on the Persistence of the Old Power Structures in Politics. In Ruegg F., Boscoboinik, A. (eds.). From Palermo to Penang / De Palerme à Penang: A Journey into Political Anthropology, 223–41. Wien: LI T Verlag, Hofmann, H.-J. (1994). Ethnic Germans (Aussiedler) from eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union in Germany: Aussiedler migration to Germany. Migration World Magazine, 22(1), 12–15.

Loew, P. O. (2014). Wir Unsichtbaren: Geschichte der Polen in Deutschland. München: C. H. Beck Verlag.

Patterns of Cooperation and Non-Cooperation – the Case of Polish Immigrant Organisations in Germany

Moya, J. C. (2005). Immigrants and Associations: A Global and Historical Perspective. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 31(5), 833–64. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691830500178147.

https://doi.org/10.1080/13691830500178147.

Nagel, S. (2009). Zwischen zwei Welten. Kulturelle Strukturen der polnischsprachigen Bevölkerung in Deutschland: Analyse und Empfehlungen. Stuttgart: Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen.

Nowosielski, M. (2012). Polish organisations in Germany: Their present status and needs. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.

Nowosielski, M. (2016). Polskie organizacje w Niemczech. Stan i uwarunkowania. Poznań: Instytut Zachodni.

Nowosielski, M., Dzięglewski, M. (2021). Polskie organizacje imigranckie w Europie. W poszukiwaniu nowego modelu. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego.

Praszałowicz, D. (2010). Polacy w Berlinie: strumienie migracyjne i społeczności imigracyjne: przegląd badań. Kraków: Księgarnia Akademicka.

Rodriguez-Fraticelli, C., Sanabria, C., & Tirado, A. (1991). Puerto Rican non-profit organisations in New York City. In H. E. Gallegos & M. O’Neill (Eds.), Hispanics in the Non-Profit Sector, 33–48. New York: The Foundation Center.

Schermerhorn, J. R. (1975). Determinants of Interorganizational Cooperation. Academy of Management Journal, 18(4), 846–856. https://doi.org/10.5465/255382

https://doi.org/10.5465/255382

Smith, K. G., Carroll, S. J., & Ashford, S. J. (1995). Intra- and Interorganizational Cooperation: Toward a Research Agenda. Academy of Management Journal, 38(1), 7–23. https://doi.org/10.5465/256726

https://doi.org/10.5465/256726

Stola, D. (2010). Kraj bez wyjścia? Migracje z Polski 1949–1989. Instytut Pamięci Narodowej, Warszawa: Instytut Studiów Politycznych PAN.

Szczepaniak-Kroll, A. (2020). Polacy w Berlinie (1980–2015): między integracją a zachowaniem tożsamości. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Instytutu Archeologii i Etnologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk.

Vlaar, P. W. L., Van den Bosch, F. A. J., & Volberda, H. W. (2007). On the Evolution of Trust, Distrust, and Formal Coordination and Control in Interorganizational Relationships: Toward an Integrative Framework. Group & Organization Management, 32(4), 407–428. https://doi.org/10.1177/1059601106294215

https://doi.org/10.1177/1059601106294215

Yu, S.-H., & Chen, M.-Y. (2013). Performance impacts of interorganizational cooperation: A transaction cost perspective. The Service Industries Journal, 33(13–14), 1223–1241. https://doi.org/10.1080/02642069.2013.815729

https://doi.org/10.1080/02642069.2013.815729

Zbuchea, A., Petropoulos, S., & Partyka, B. (2018). Nonprofit Organisations and the Sharing Economy: An Exploratory Study of the Umbrella Organizations. In E.-M. Vătămănescu & F. M. Pînzaru (Eds.), Knowledge Management in the Sharing Economy: Cross-Sectoral Insights into the Future of Competitive Advantage, 95–114. Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66890-1_6

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66890-1_6

Information

Information: Migration Studies – Review of Polish Diaspora, 2022 (XLVIII), Vol. 2 (184), pp. 185-206

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/25444972SMPP.22.017.15843

Article type: Original article

Titles:

Polish:

Patterns of Cooperation and Non-Cooperation – the Case of Polish Immigrant Organisations in Germany

English:

Patterns of Cooperation and Non-Cooperation – the Case of Polish Immigrant Organisations in Germany

Authors

Michał Nowosielski

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7383-4872

University of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 30, 00-927 Warszawa, Poland

Published at: 09.2022

Article status: Open

Licence: CC BY-NC-ND

Percentage share of authors:

Michał Nowosielski (Author) - 100%

Article corrections:

Publication languages:

English

View count: 1044

Number of downloads: 330

<p> Patterns of Cooperation and Non-Cooperation – the Case of Polish Immigrant Organisations in Germany</p>

Download xml