“INTEGRACJA” PO POLSKU. STRATEGIE ADAPTACYJNE UCHODŹCÓW CZECZEŃSKICH W POLSCE

• Authors: Karolina Łukasiewicz

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“INTEGRATION” THE POLISH WAY: THE ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES OF THE CHECHEN REFUGEES

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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The article analyzes the discourse in social sciences on the process of adaptation of migrants to a host society. The discourse is based on „integration theories”. Such an approach creates some difficulties and drawbacks. Therefore, an alternative approach grounded in empirical data on Chechen refugees in Poland is presented. The model is based on the concept of „adaptive strategies”. A „strategy” stresses human agency over structural pressures. The adaptive strategies of the Chechens in Poland are expressed in two contexts, i.e. a host society, explained by „new assimilation theories,” and transnational space. The strategies are applied in the process of reconstructing everyday life and while entering the social structures of the host society. The Chechens in Poland reconstruct their everyday life following patterns acquired in Chechnya. What is more, they use modern technologies to reproduce Chechen culture in Poland. Since the assistance offered by the Polish governmental and nongovernmental institutions to refugees and asylum seekers is insufficient, it often happens that the Chechens in Poland can receive support only from members of their own community in Poland. Owing to that support they are able to survive and adapt to the new environment.

Keywords

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CHECHEN REFUGEES; ADAPTATION PROCESS; INTEGRATION; ASSIMILATION; TRANSNATIONALISM

• Publisher: Wydział Studiów Międzynarodowych i Politycznych Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego oraz Polska Akademia Umiejętności
• Journal: Studia Migracyjne - Przegląd Polonijny
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 37
• Issue: 2(140)
• Pages: 201-219

Contributors

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Karolina Łukasiewicz

• Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Instytut Socjologii, ul. Grodzka 52, 31-044 Kraków, Poland