Projects of National Identities in Times of Crisis: The Case of Polish Diaspora Organizations in Great Britain
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https://doi.org/10.1285/i20356609v19n3p1051-1067Keywords:
crisis, diaspora, migration, national identity, PolandAbstract
Did diaspora organizations in Great Britain (GB) change their projects of national identities after Brexit? This exploratory study answers this question through the analysis of the results of a qualitative fieldwork conducted in GB and the Republic of Ireland in 2023 which included interviewing 20 members of Polish diaspora organizations. This study shows that the impact of the polycrisis, with an emphasis on Brexit, resulted in diaspora organizations changing their national identity projects as they have been becoming much more involved in the participation in international community and engaged in international outreach within GB. The extent of this change differed, however, depends on the migration wave specific diaspora community is rooted in. This result of Brexit exacerbated by other crises does not only refer to members of Polish diaspora as other EU nationals in GB have been increasingly functioning according to the inner-logic of internationalization within GB.
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