Polish Immigrant Organizations in Germany: The Transnational Opportunity Structure [Paperback]

1. Introduction??2. Immigrant organizations and determinants of their formation and functioning? 3. Enthusiasm and insecurity  situation of PIOs in Germany??4. PIOs transnational opportunity structure and moderating factors??5. Conclusions

Based on in-depth, mixed-method research,?Polish Immigrant Organisations in Germany?examines the situation of Polish immigrant organisations in Germany.

The book presents the results of one the first comprehensive and thorough research on Polish immigrant organizations in Germany. Based on a combination of qualitative and quantitative data and on a multidisciplinary perspective, it is a very valuable read for scholars in the field of migration and beyond.

Marco Martiniello, Professor of Sociology, FRS-FNRS and CEDEM-University of Li?ge (Belgium)

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Polish organisations in Germany have been suffering from organisational difficulties for decades. MichaB Nowosielski analyses the structural problems and challenges. An important publication also against the background of the Polish government's diaspora policy.

Peter Loew, Director, German Institute of Polish Affairs in Darmstadt (Germany)

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MichaB Nowosielski presents a comprehensive picture of the Polish diaspora in Germany, one of the most numerous in Europe, its functioning and integration, through the lenses of Polish immigration organisations. Bringing together the experiences of representatives of these organisations and the views of relevant Polish and German institutions involved in migration policies and juxtaposing them with the findings of other researchers, the book offers an innovative multifaceted perspective on the study of the diaspora.