Göçmenlerde Sosyo-Psikolojik Entegrasyon Analizi

Author(s): Duygu Turker,Ayselin Yildiz / Language(s): Turkish Publication Year: 0

This chapter is on integration processes and psycho-social analysis of the process. It draws on examples from Turkey and offers insights on the case of refugees. ABSTRACT IN TURKISH: Bir birey veya grubun, ulusal veya uluslararasi sinirlari asmak yoluyla gerceklestirdikleri bir nufus hareketi olarak tanimlanabilecek goc olgusu (IOM, 2014), kuresel ekonomik sistemin bir parcasi olan merkez ve cevre ulkelerin sahip oldugu cesitli itme/cekme faktorlerine (Werner, 1994; 1996) ve dunyanin farkli bolgelerinde artarak yasanan siyasi krizler, catisma ve savaslara da bagli olarak hemen hemen tum toplumlarin karsi karsiya olduklari bir durum haline gelmistir.

Niekontrolowane migracje do Unii Europejskiej – implikacje dla Polski

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

For decades the debate about migration has been reoccurring cyclically in Western Europe. In Poland, it is the first time since the transition in 1989 that migration and refugee policy has become a topic of political and public debate. Having joined the EU and North-Atlantic structures not only has Poland made a civilisational leap but also ensured stability and welfare for the society. By doing so it has become part of the richer “North”, which for more than half a century now has been attracting people from the “South”, from regions of conflict and poverty. Even if today Poland is not a destination of mass migration, with a high degree of probability the richer the country gets the more foreigners it will attract, both from poorer countries of similar cultural background and from the poorest and most destabilised regions of different cultures. This process is new and unfamiliar, so it can bring both risks and opportunities. PISM Report “Uncontrolled Migration to the European Union: Implications for Poland” sets out to explain the very phenomenon of uncontrolled migration to the EU in recent years from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, the Western Balkans and Ukraine. The authors also analyse the political and institutional results that this process yields in the European Union and contextualise uncontrolled migration by assessing its connectedness with the level of terrorist threat and with strategic socio-economic gains that a proper handling of migration brings.

Rat u brojkama. Demografski gubici u ratovima na teritoriji bivše Jugoslavije od 1991. do 1999. Glavni izveštaji demografskih veštaka predstavljeni od strane tužilaštva na suđenjima u Međunarodnom krivičnom sudu za bivšu Jugoslaviju

Author(s): / Language(s): Serbian

Frustration and hope. Slovakia after Kuciak’s murder

Author(s): Krzysztof Dębiec,Jakub Groszkowski / Language(s): English

The presidential elections in March 2019 clearly demonstrated the battle lines and the scale of divisions within the Slovak society. The main axis of these divisions is the public’s attitude towards the strongest party in the ruling coalition – Smer – sociálna demokracia [Direction – Social Democracy], led by the former Prime Minister Robert Fico, which with one brief interruption (2010-12) has held power in Slovakia since 2006. However, an increasingly important role is being played by the split between supporters of Slovakia’s further integration into Western structures and opponents of the pro-Western elites who seek to radically redefine the state’s foreign policy under the banner of defending its sovereignty. Taking this into account, Slovak society can be divided into three main groups: those who demand that the discredited elites leave office and that the functioning of the state be improved, though without any major change in foreign policy; those who primarily want stability and are afraid of major changes; and those who want to replace the elites and are demanding radical change to the country’s political system and foreign policy.

Frustracja i nadzieja. Słowacja po zabójstwie Kuciaka

Author(s): Krzysztof Dębiec,Jakub Groszkowski / Language(s): Polish

Słowackie wybory prezydenckie z marca 2019 roku pokazały wyraźnie linie i skalę podziałów w tamtejszym społeczeństwie. Główną ich osią jest stosunek do najsilniejszej partii koalicji rządzącej Smer-Socjaldemokracja byłego premiera Roberta Ficy, sprawującej władzę na Słowacji od 2006 roku z jedną krótką przerwą (2010–2012). Coraz większą rolę zaczyna jednak odgrywać także podział na zwolenników dalszej integracji Słowacji w strukturach Zachodu oraz przeciwników prozachodnich elit, którzy dążą do tego, aby pod hasłem obrony suwerenności radykalnie przedefiniować politykę zagraniczną państwa. Biorąc to pod uwagę, słowackie społeczeństwo można podzielić na trzy główne grupy: tych, którzy domagają się odejścia skompromitowanych elit i usprawnienia działania państwa, bez reorientacji polityki zagranicznej; tych, którzy chcą przede wszystkim stabilności i obawiają się poważniejszych zmian; a także tych, którzy chcą wymiany elit oraz radykalnej zmiany systemu politycznego i polityki zagranicznej.

New European Diasporas and Migration Governance: Poles in Norway

Author(s): Jakub M. Godzimirski,Marta Stormowska,Kinga Dudzińska / Language(s): English

The EU has usually considered immigration policy for third country nationals and the free movement framework for EU citizens to be two separate policy fields. Increasingly, they are being conflated. This places a country such as Poland in an ambivalent position. When it comes to the treatment of third country nationals, Central and Eastern European member governments—including that in Warsaw—are reluctant to agree on fixed quotas to relocate forced migrants from the south, fearing that this could strain their limited resources and entail heavy political costs. When it comes to free movement, by contrast, Poland and other sending countries of the region are having to defend the status of their own citizens residing in Western Europe and call on support and solidarity there. This report examines how this may affect the specific situation of the Polish migrant community in Norway. Poland can draw lessons from Norway, which has only recently made the transition to becoming a country of immigration.

Nowe diaspory w Europie i zarządzanie migracją: przypadek Polaków w Norwegii

Author(s): Jakub M. Godzimirski,Marta Stormowska,Kinga Dudzińska / Language(s): Polish

Unia Europejska traktuje politykę imigracyjną (w odniesieniu do obywateli państw trzecich) oraz zasadę swobodnego przepływu osób jako odrębne kwestie. W coraz większym stopniu jednak łączą się one ze sobą, co stawia kraje takie jak Polska w sytuacji ambiwalentnej, tym bardziej że władze państw Europy Środkowej i Wschodniej – w tym rząd w Warszawie – nieprzychylnie reagują na ustalane kwoty relokowanych uchodźców, obawiając się przy tym napływu migrantów ekonomicznych. Przewidują bowiem, że może doprowadzić to do nadwyrężenia ich ograniczonych zasobów i generować duże koszty polityczne. Jednocześnie w kwestii swobodnego przepływu osób, Polska i inne tzw. państwa wysyłające bronią pozycji własnych obywateli zamieszkujących w innych krajach unijnych, głównie Europy Zachodniej, oczekują też wsparcia i solidarności ze strony tzw. państw przyjmujących. Celem raportu jest analiza bieżących procesów i ich wpływu na sytuację społeczności polskiej w Norwegii oraz przedstawienie wniosków, jakie Polska może wyciągnąć z doświadczeń kraju, który sam stał się docelowy dla dużych grup migrantów.

The Indian Diaspora and Poland–India Relations

Author(s): Patryk Kugiel,Konrad Pędziwiatr / Language(s): English

The Indian diaspora is one of the largest national overseas communities. Around 22 million Indians and people of Indian origin live abroad and are in almost all countries of the world. They play an increasingly important role in Indian national and foreign policies, as Delhi has been dynamically re-engaging with Indians globally and involving them in the development of the country. The overseas Indians have a significant political, economic and soft power role in Indian domestic and international aspirations. As this diaspora continues to grow and the government in Delhi emphasises its importance, one may expect it will play a larger role in cooperation with India. The Indian minority in Poland is a relatively new phenomenon, which emerged only after the end of the Cold War, especially after Poland joined the EU, since when the number of Indians in Poland has more than doubled. It seems that the size of the community will increase in the future, as the Polish economy continues to grow, and as more foreign direct investments, including those from India, are made in Poland, enhancing the country’s economic attractiveness for migrants. Today, the Indian community in Poland is made up of almost 4,000 people. This makes it the eighth largest immigrant community in Poland. Although still relatively small, if compared with those established in many Western European countries, it is the main concentration of Indians in Central Europe, and among the New EU Member States. This gives Poland a certain comparative advantage over countries in the region vis-à-vis India.

Polish and Norwegian Governance: Closing the Gaps

Author(s): Kinga Dudzińska,Grzegorz Gałczyński,Tomasz Paszewski,Dominik Smyrgała / Language(s): English

The study shows that Poland and Norway have to cope with various governance vulnerabilities and face different challenges. Thus, both countries should adopt some country-specific and joint measures to reduce their governance systems’ exposure to the negative impact of unfolding domestic and international situations. According to the WGI assessment, Norwegian governance is much more effective than Poland’s. This suggests the possibility to transfer governance-related knowledge and best governance practices between Norway and Poland in such a manner that could help Poland close at least some of the identified governance gaps. Poland and Norway could and should further cooperate so as to have a potential positive impact on security, energy and migration in bilateral relations and at the EU level. On security, Poland and Norway have matching interests, as they are members of the same alliance but countries that need to import security, due mostly to their locations and lack of sufficient resources to cope with potential worst-case scenarios. They cooperate closely in the Alliance, have expressed similar concerns for its future, proposed similar solutions and face a resurgent and more confrontational Russia, one that has recently challenged the existing post-Cold War order in Europe with its annexation of Crimea.

Citizenship and Naturalization Among Turkish Skilled Migrants

Author(s): Deniz Yetkin Aker / Language(s): English

This study focuses on three main questions: What does citizenship mean for immigrants? Why do some immigrants decide to acquire host countries’ citizenship while others do not? Do citizenship and migration policies of countries (such as Canada and Germany) are related to the decision-making process of immigrants? More specifically, the objective of the study is to investigate high-skilled and business Turkish immigrants (HSBTI) who moved to Germany and Canada between 2000 and 2010. It is expected that immigrants’ naturalization decisions and conceptualization of citizenship are related to countries’ migration and citizenship policy approaches (such as restricted or multiculturalist). With respect to high-skilled and business Turkish immigrants, this study put forwards the view that host country citizenship and migration policy (whether it is restricted or multicultural); economic, social and political benefits and costs of host country’s citizenship; and individuals’ conceptualization of citizenship (as a sense of belonging or commodity) influence their naturalization decisions.This study focuses on three main questions: What does citizenship mean for immigrants? Why do some immigrants decide to acquire host countries’ citizenship while others do not? Do citizenship and migration policies of countries (such as Canada and Germany) are related to the decision-making process of immigrants? More specifically, the objective of the study is to investigate high-skilled and business Turkish immigrants (HSBTI) who moved to Germany and Canada between 2000 and 2010. It is expected that immigrants’ naturalization decisions and conceptualization of citizenship are related to countries’ migration and citizenship policy approaches (such as restricted or multiculturalist). With respect to high-skilled and business Turkish immigrants, this study put forwards the view that host country citizenship and migration policy (whether it is restricted or multicultural); economic, social and political benefits and costs of host country’s citizenship; and individuals’ conceptualization of citizenship (as a sense of belonging or commodity) influence their naturalization decisions.

La Garantie Internationale en Droit des Minorités

Author(s): Athanase Moskov / Language(s): French

Published in 1936 by » Établissements Émile Bruylant, Société anonyme d’Éditions Juridiques et Scientifiques « (Brussels). // M. Moskov's work comes out at a time (1936) when the Law of Nations is going through a particularly acute phase of depression. Jurists will only be more pleased to see, at this precise moment, express with such lucidity, firmness and faith this interpretation of one of the most curious creations of contemporary international law: the guarantee of Minorities Rights elaborated in International Law. Without any doubt, it will surprise many politicians who have been directly involved, in recent years, in resolving the difficulties relating to the treatment of minorities. But is it not the highest mission of the jurist to project on the creations of social life the strong light of a penetrating analysis, to identify their distant origins, to mark their analogies, to render intelligible the functioning of the cogs of the new institution, to locate its place in the evolution of the Law? Attentive to the psychological, moral and social aspects of the new phenomenon, as well as to the conventional texts of which he gives us a penetrating analysis, M. Moskov gives these legal developments a solid basis which carries conviction. His main thesis, which the internationalists of the Contemporary School would be grateful to him for having demonstrated, is that the guarantee of the League of Nations constitutes in this case a real public function, not a faculty. The Council could not therefore avoid it without failing in its task.

DYSLOKACJE. Studia o literaturze i innych dyskursach XIX wieku

Author(s): Wacław Forajter / Language(s): Polish

The book Dislocations. Studies in Literature and Other Discourses of the Nineteenth Century addresses a range of issues related to nineteenth-century literary circulation with particular emphasis on literary works and journalistic and memorial texts. Assuming that the transmission of ideas and lifestyles in this era took a much more dynamic shape than in the pre-modern era, the author tries to diagnose the forms of experience typical of the nineteenth century. This period became a time of "great change," at least for some individuals and social groups, when old forms of existence collapsed and new ones only gradually emerged. Other communities experienced these changes to little or no extent. Due to the impossibility of synthesis, this characteristic coexistence of tradition and change is treated in the monograph from the point of view of case studies.

Cross-border Perspectives and Interdisciplinary Approaches of Life Quality

Author(s): / Language(s): English

In this study, researchers analyse, from different perspectives, the challenges related to technology, language, culture, society, law, engineering, economics and physical education and sports, viewed from a cross-border perspective, with emphasis on similarities and dissimilarities between life quality in the Republic of Moldova and life quality in Romania. The study involves experienced, as well as young researchers (PhD students), in order to ensure the transfer of knowledge and good practices. The volume endeavors to tackle key aspects related to the quality of environmental factors, food quality, urbanization, communication, language, nutrition, health, education, economic conditions, security, social environment, leisure, all approached in an integrated manner. The transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach aims to mirror the complexity of contemporary life and to consider the variety of factors that influence the perception of life quality.

Dva životy, dvě kultury, dvě země: Řekové na českém území od 2. poloviny 20. století do současnosti

Author(s): Jana Poláková / Language(s): Czech

The book is part of a long term project of the Hellenika Foundation Brno Greeks on Czech territory since the mid-20th century in the implementation of which the Ethnographic Institute of the Moravian Museum has been participating on professional basis. The main goal of the project was to present, on the occasion of its 70th anniversary, the first big immigration wave of Greek refugees on the territory of the then Czechoslovakia. The foundation started preparing worthy celebrations as soon as in 2017 with interviewing 19 selected respondents in the average duration of 45 minutes resulting in separate video and audio records. This research became then a stepping stone of activities in following several years. The first output was the exhibition Two lives, two cultures, two countries. Greeks on Czech territory since the mid-20th century. The public could learn about the arrival of Greeks on Czechoslovak soil in consequence of the civil war, about their gradual integration as well as preservation of their specific culture. During the exhibition opening in November 2018 a documentary with the same title was shown that had come into being through the combination of extracts from interviews, period shots and examples of archive materials of various kinds. In the following year the film was presented at the festival of museum movies Musaionfilm in Comenius Museum in Uherský Brod. It was awarded the main prize „Černý Janek“ for an innovative treatment of the fortunes of the Greek minority in this country. In 2019 a travelling version of the exhibition was created available today to educational and memory institutions throughout the country. In the same year the transcription of the recorded interviews into a written form was carried out. Their publication, analysis and interpretation complemented with a brief survey of the past and present are the core of this book.

Il fenómeno migratorio in Puglia

Author(s): Michela C. Pellicani / Language(s): Italian

"Non migrano i più deboli, non solcano i mari lasciando dietro di sé la Patria e la famiglia, i più pavidi, ma, nella grande generalità, coloro per i quali la vita è battaglia e l’animo è abbastanza forte per combatterla anche nelle più difficili condizioni."

Changes in social awareness on both sides of the border. Poland – the Czech Republic. Sociological reflections

Author(s): / Language(s): English

Poles and Czechs have been neighbours for centuries. We both speak Western Slavic languages and shave similar Slavic origins. Moreover, history often condemned us to a common fate, such as the submission of Bohemia, Moravia, and also a part of Silesia, to the Habsburg Monarchy. e both nation states have much in common as well as differ in many respects. ey underwent modernization, nationalization, experienced the period of socialism, and finally found themselves in a whirlwind of globalization and a new social reality. Common membership in the Communist Bloc, and then the systemic transformation, maintained the analogous fates of the both nations, which are imprinted on the consciousness of their societies. At the same time, historical differences also occurred, such as between the accomplishments of Jan Hus and the Counter-Reformation in Poland. e result is different approaches of Poles and Czechs to religion. e period of systemic transformation, opening to the outside world and the processes of globalization have caused an influx of new trends, styles and the Western values. It concerns the inhabitants of the both countries, especially the younger generation. e period in qestion allowed them to explore their identity, particularly in terms of ethnicity and religion. Such processes occurred in both the Polish and the Czech communities.

Religion, Religious Groups and Migration

Author(s): / Language(s): English

The relationship between religion, religious groups, and migration is an important topic of recent social science debate. Migration affects all aspects of the lives of those who have left their homes, including facets characterized as religious. Religion and religious identity are linked to social, cultural, and political issues, including integration, identity negotiation, diasporic community formation, interreligious dialogue, and religious pluralism. On the one hand, migration can change religious cultures, rituals, and traditions through the experience of mobility and the response of the host country. On the other hand, religious groups can encourage migration. In this context, new forms of transnational interaction and organization have emerged that contribute to the reformulation of community and identity. In some cases, such changes can lead to new conflicts and even trigger religious radicalization. This edited book consists of essays that bring together various perspectives on religious groups and their migration processes in different geographical regions. The aim is to empirically analyze the discourse and practices of national and transnational religious groups while investigating the relationship of religion and migration to political, historical, cultural, and social transitions. The book brings together academics and practitioners from different countries through interdisciplinary approaches that will be of interest to a wide readership of scholars and practitioners.

Exil a identita: Posrpnový exil v Rakousku a Švýcarsku

Author(s): Ondřej Haváč / Language(s): Czech

Is it possible to feel oneself to be a member of a nation after living half a century in a foreign country? This book, which deals with Czech exiles in Austria and Switzerland after 1968, answers the question and describes how the integration of Czechoslovak refugees in host countries manifests in their perceptions of national identity. The monograph is based on archival and oral sources acquired during field research in Austria and Switzerland conducted from 2011 to 2015. The analysis focuses on the description of the process of integration of newcomers in the host countries as well as on the understanding of changes in the refugees’ identification with the Czech nation.

Dějiny blízké budoucnosti

Author(s): Pavel Nováček / Language(s): Czech

History of the Near Future is consisting of articles published in Lidové noviny newspaper in period 2015-2020, covering topics like environment, sustainable development, migration and other global challenges.The article collection explores various contemporary global issues and their potential future impacts. It discusses the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing the need for creative destruction rather than a return to old economic practices. The author highlights the importance of sustainable living and the limitations of traditional economic models that ignore environmental capital. The book addresses topics such as climate change, migration, poverty, and the misuse of natural resources. It also critiques specific projects like the Danube-Oder-Elbe canal, arguing for a shift towards more ecologically sound policies. The text underscores the interconnectedness of global challenges and the necessity for a holistic approach to future development. It calls for a reevaluation of societal values and priorities to ensure long-term sustainability and resilience.

Tam za tím mořem piva aneb Naše Amerika, jak ji málokdo zná. Příspěvek k historii české a slovenské emigrace do Ameriky

Author(s): Miloslav, ml. Rechcígl / Language(s): Czech

The present publication deals with America as few people know it and as Voskovec and Werich sang about it in their popular sessions, and it is based on the author's lifelong ant research. It focuses on the history of emigrants from the historic Czech lands and Czechoslovakia and covers the period from the discovery of the New World to the present day. It includes not only the United States, but also Canada and Latin America. Individual sections deal with the pioneers, the arrival and settlement of immigrants in various states and regions of the Americas and the establishment of Czech centers and communities, the public and social activities of the settlers, and the various types of immigrants and their contributions to the Americas. Although they were not numerous in number compared to other ethnic groups, their contribution to America was phenomenal.