A “Polish Connection” in American Sovietology, or The Old Homeland Enmities in the New Host Country Humanities

Ab Imperio ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 2007 (4) ◽  
pp. 237-259
Author(s):  
Andrzej Nowak
Keyword(s):  
Host Country ◽  
New Host

Ethnic Identity Politics and Contemporary Experience

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Sarah Terwse Shittu ◽  
Ogbedu Michael
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Identity Politics ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Home Country ◽  
Human Society ◽  
New Host ◽  
Contemporary World ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

This paper investigates the complex developments of identity in contemporary Africa considering that the emergence of identity politics is a consequence of the extraordinarily rapid and profound upheavals and transformations of human society at the turn of the 21stcentury. Contemporary world has considerably opened up and extraordinarily shrunk in specific historical circumstances. The act of migration particularly, is one that profoundly changes the individual, transforming the relationship of the migrant with his home country and new host country and then impacting their identity as a result. The expanding use of the term, identity politics, is scrutinized in this work and attempts are made at delineating its unwieldy parameters. This in turn reflects the socio-political composition of African societies.

scholarly journals Sense of Belonging: Predictors for Host Country Attachment Among Emigrants

2021 ◽  
pp. 265-285
Author(s):  
Jean Philippe Décieux ◽  
Elke Murdock
Keyword(s):  
Host Country ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Market Integration ◽  
Cultural Distance ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
New Host ◽  
Language Competence ◽  
Attachment Research ◽  
Identification Processes ◽  
Target Country

AbstractGerman citizens usually leave their home country voluntarily and face fewer barriers, e.g. in terms of freedom of travel or labour market integration. However, when arriving in their host country, they are confronted with the need to adapt to life in a new society. Analysing data from the German Emigration and Remigration Panel Study, we found that half of the emigrants developed a sense of belonging to their new host society. Moreover, we set out to examine this development of host country attachment. Guided by findings from acculturation and expatriate attachment research, we identified factors potentially contributing to host country attachment and tested these in a series of regression models. Permanence of the intended stay is the strongest predictor, and social integration also plays an important role. Host country language competence is also important for the identification processes. Regarding cultural distance, our findings suggest an inverted U-shaped relationship with certain cultural novelty facilitating the development of host country belonging. Moreover, the data point to a complex relationship between cultural characteristics of the target country and factors related to an emotional settlement.

scholarly journals The Dynamics of Being Alone and Stressed: Pakistani Female Doctoral Students’ Experiences and Coping Strategies while Pursuing Higher Education in Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-27
Author(s):  
Syed Faisal Hyder Shah ◽  
Abdul Razaque Channa ◽  
Musharaf Ali Talpur
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Community Based ◽  
New Host ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
And Coping

This paper explores the complex nuances and experiences of international female doctoral students when they are in the ‘settling-in phase’ to their new (host) country of higher education. When coming to Malaysia as international students, they experience feelings of being outside of their country of origin. Being physically away from their loved ones, they constantly feel stress, loneliness and homesickness. To overcome these challenges, it is especially important for the international students to surmount their first few months in the host country's communities. To achieve these results, the study employs a qualitative methodology underpinned by symbolic interactionism to elicit the true significance of these Pakistani female doctoral students’ social interactions with the host country’s community. Based on our findings, we established that female doctoral students involve themselves in a variety of coping strategies keeping in view the new environment of a host country and their adjustment to it, such as binge-watching, social network sharing, faith-based activities, going to the gym, routine management and travel and outing

scholarly journals 23. Teaching International Students at Saint Mary’s: Opportunities and Challenges

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 133
Author(s):  
Roxanne Richardson
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Educational Standards ◽  
New Host ◽  
University Instructors ◽  
First Time ◽  
Positive Effect

International students share a host of problems. For many, it is the first time they leave home and soon discover that their new host country has traditions, cultures, and educational standards that differ from their own. The initial excitement upon arrival is often followed by a difficult period of adjustment. As university instructors, we must reflect on our own practices and find new ways to provide better learning opportunities for our international students, ones that will also benefit our Canadian students. Practices that increase student engagement and internationalization in the classroom will have a positive effect on learning by all.

scholarly journals The Journey Home: Violence, Anchoring, and Refugee Decisions to Return

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
FATEN GHOSN ◽  
TIFFANY S. CHU ◽  
MIRANDA SIMON ◽  
ALEX BRAITHWAITE ◽  
MICHAEL FRITH ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Host Country ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Country Of Origin ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Syrian Refugees ◽  
New Host ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Return Home

While the UNHCR promotes voluntary repatriation as the preferred solution to refugee situations, there is little understanding of variation in refugees’ preferences regarding return. We develop a theoretical framework suggesting two mechanisms influencing refugees’ preferences. First, refugees’ lived experiences in their country of origin prior to displacement and in their new host country create a trade-off in feelings of being anchored to their origin or host country. Second, firsthand exposure to traumas of war provides some refugees with a sense of competency and self-efficacy, leading them to prefer to return home. We test these relationships with data from a survey among Syrian refugees hosted in Lebanon. We find refugees exposed to violence during the war have a sense of attachment to Syria and are most likely to prefer return. Refugees who have developed a detachment from Syria or an attachment to Lebanon are less likely to prefer return.

Ethnic Identity Politics and Contemporary Experience

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Keyword(s):  
Identity Politics ◽  
Host Country ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Home Country ◽  
Human Society ◽  
New Host ◽  
Contemporary World ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

This paper investigates the complex developments of identity in contemporary Africa considering that the emergence of identity politics is a consequence of the extraordinarily rapid and profound upheavals and transformations of human society at the turn of the 21st century. Contemporary world has considerably opened up and extraordinarily shrunk in specific historical circumstances. The act of migration particularly, is one that profoundly changes the individual, transforming the relationship of the migrant with his home country and new host country and then impacting their identity as a result. The expanding use of the term, identity politics, is scrutinized in this work and attempts are made at delineating its unwieldy parameters. This in turn reflects the socio-political composition of African societies.

scholarly journals Subjective Well-Being of International Students in Latvian Higher Education Institutions

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Skvorcova ◽  
◽  
Anna Stavicka ◽  
Indra Odiņa ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
New Host ◽  
Self Acceptance

Students’ well-being and life satisfaction have been the crucial trends in research and practice over the last decades. Often students, who come to study to another country encounter several challenges in the process of integration in the new host country environment. The article deals with the part of the broader research which aimed at fostering international students’ integration in the environment of the host country – Latvia. The aim of this article is to explore international students’ satisfaction as well as the problems they have encountered in Latvian higher education institutions and thus find out the level of their subjective well-being according to Ryff’s (1989) stated indicators: autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relations with others, purpose in life, and self-acceptance. The data reveal the average score 5.6 out of highest score 7 and the highest scores are for self-acceptance and positive relations with others. The research also coincided with the beginning of the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, thus influencing the number of respondents and representation of the countries in the research sample. The research was conducted in the framework of the project “Multilingual and Multicultural University: Preparation Platform for Prospective International Students” (No. 1.1.1.2/ VIAA/1/16/019) co-funded by ERDF.

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