Document Type
Theses, Ph.D
Disciplines
5.2 ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS, Business and Management., 5.4 SOCIOLOGY, Social sciences
Abstract
This thesis intersects the theoretical fields of migrant acculturation and transnationalism. The key research question guiding this study is: How do the first and second-generation Polish migrants in Ireland make sense of the experience of acculturation and transnationalism? Despite much research on immigrants in Ireland, qualitative studies still need to be done on Ireland's 'new' communities. Psychological research is scarce on the lived experience of acculturation and transnational connections with the home country of first and secondgeneration Polish migrants. Thus, this thesis considers migration at a micro level, and the focus is to explore the phenomenon of psychological acculturation at the individual level. This research is novel methodologically as it used a multi-perspective view of the given phenomenon and analysed the data using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), a unique approach that offers a fresh perspective on the topic. The study presents the narratives of nine first-generation and nine second-generation post-2004 Polish migrants in Ireland, particularly emphasising the emotional dimensions of migration.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21427/xsvb-bc55
Recommended Citation
Kossykowska, Joanna, "The Lived Experience of Acculturation and Transnationalism of the First and Second Generation of post-2004 Polish Migrants in Ireland. An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis" (2024). Doctoral. 58.
https://arrow.tudublin.ie/busdoc/58
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Publication Details
A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, School of Management, People and Organisation, October 2024.
doi:10.21427/xsvb-bc55