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Repatriacja z państw byłego ZSRR i proces adaptacji repatriantów w Polsce
Repatriation from the former Soviet Union and social adaptation process of repatriates in Poland

Author(s): Paweł Hut
Subject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
Published by: Kancelaria Sejmu
Keywords: social adaptation; impatriation; migration; Poles in the Soviet Union; Poland; repatriation; repatriates;

Summary/Abstract: This article reviews the immigration (repatriation, impatriation) of people of the Polish descent repatriated from the former Soviet Union and their adaptation process in Poland. In the first section, the author introduces methodological challenges related to definitions of the repatriation process. The second section presents the legal background of the repatriation. Next, the author discusses the repatriation process in the light of empirical data. In conclusion, some recommendations for changes in law and policy are given.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 175–196
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish