Around the political participation of immigrant minorities in Poland – a minority of Vietnamese and local elections in 2014 Cover Image

Wokół partycypacji politycznej mniejszości imigranckich w Polsce – mniejszość wietnamska a wybory samorządowe w 2014 roku
Around the political participation of immigrant minorities in Poland – a minority of Vietnamese and local elections in 2014

Author(s): Małgorzata Mieczkowska
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Political Theory, Civil Society, Governance, Electoral systems, Political behavior, Political psychology, Inter-Ethnic Relations
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: political participation; local elections; immigrants; minority Vietnamese

Summary/Abstract: Representatives of the Vietnamese minority for the first time in its history in Poland took part in the local elections in 2014. This event is another element in the process of integration and equality of minorities in the country of residence. In the present text, I take issues related to the functioning of minority candidates Vietnam’s image in the media, along with the characteristics of the factors affecting its shape during the election campaign.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 34
  • Page Range: 59-76
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish