Dlaczego trudno jest wrócić do Polski? Analiza czynników warunkujących powroty emigrantów akademickich
Why Is It Difficult to Return to Poland? Factors Determining the Returns of Academic Migrants

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to analyse the return intentions of Polish-born academics working in the US or UK. The paper answers the following research question: are the participants of the study willing to consider returning to the country, and, if so, under what circumstances? The return of academic migrants is unlikely due to their strong integration into the new academic system coupled with the critical assessment of the condition of higher education in Poland (system factors). Family factors, which turned out to be the most important obstacles to return, and institutional factors are also analysed. An additional factor was the critical attitude towards the conservative orientation of Polish society and the current political situation. Although due to various types of ‘anchors’ their return seems unlikely, Polish-born academic migrants are open to collaboration with the old country.

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