Motives for Civic Integration: Polish Immigrants in Iceland
The purpose of the article is to reconstruct the reasons why Polish immigrants in Iceland want to apply for Icelandic citizenship. As a result of the analysis, four main motivations for adopting Icelandic citizenship were distinguished: 1) the possibility of visa-free travel to the USA; 2) applying...
| Published in: | Zoon Politikon |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Collegium Civitas
2018
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4467/2543408XZOP.18.006.10062 https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/561401.pdf https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/561401 |
| Summary: | The purpose of the article is to reconstruct the reasons why Polish immigrants in Iceland want to apply for Icelandic citizenship. As a result of the analysis, four main motivations for adopting Icelandic citizenship were distinguished: 1) the possibility of visa-free travel to the USA; 2) applying for citizenship "just in case"; 3) obtaining rights that only the Icelanders have and 4) the ability to decide about the fate of the community in which immigrants live. The analysis is based on semi-structured in-depth interviews carried out in Iceland in 2014. |
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