The text analyzes the political discourse in Poland for the presence of the topic of emigration and diaspora. The study is a qualitative content analysis, the subject of the analysis are programs of political parties, materials and documents created for election campaigns and exposé of prime...

The text examines the main issues emerging in the scientific literature concerning the participation of diaspora in the political sphere of the country of origin, it also summarizes the conclusions from existing research and studies. Subsequent chapters are devoted to the main concepts and...

The main aim of the paper is to present the legal and institutional framework related to participation of citizens residing abroad in national elections (so called external voting) implemented in various countries. In particular, the legal framework existing in Poland is a subject of detailed...

The text presents a comparative analysis of participation of Poles residing abroad in national elections in Poland (both parliamentary and presidential) over the last two decades (1990-2011). There were seven parliamentary and five presidential elections in Poland during this period. The text...

The aim of the text is to analyze electoral participation of Poles living in Ireland in elections in Poland (parliamentary and presidential) and in the elections to the European Parliament. General information on the electoral rights of Polish citizens living outside the country was presented,...

The aim of the text is to analyze electoral participation of Poles living in Ireland in elections in Poland (parliamentary and presidential) and in the elections to the European Parliament. General information on the electoral rights of Polish citizens living outside the country was presented,...

The main aim of the paper is to analyse the media discourse concerning the emigration of Poles after the Polish accession to the European Union in 2004. The source material includes the contents of two popular titles of daily press: Gazeta Wyborcza and Rzeczpospolita in a period of ten years...