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BARIERY INTEGRACJI SPOŁECZNEJ NIEMCÓW W POLSCE
Social Integration Barriers of Germans in Poland

Author(s): Witold Nowak
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Instytut Zachodni im. Zygmunta Wojciechowskiego
Keywords: integration processes; Immigration; attitudes of Poles towards Germans

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to identify social integration barriers of Germans in Poland. The research method applied to attain this purpose is secondary data analysis focused on opinion polls results. In the initial part of the article the theoretical context of the integration processes is presented. Then, chosen aspects of general attitudes of Poles towards foreigners and their immigration are discussed. Finally, opinions on Germans and their presence in Poland are analysed. The conducted analysis includes the public opinion dynamics and results in an attempt to predict future attitudes of Poles towards Germans.

  • Issue Year: 343/2012
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 85-105
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish