Transnational political practices and integration of second generation migrants

Since the last few decades, migration scholars have acknowledged that immigrants and their forebears maintain different forms of ties with their home countries while incorporating into their host countries. The study contributes to the literature by investigating the interplay between transnational political practices and political integration of second generation Ghanaians in Amsterdam. Data for this research are drawn from semi-structured interviews, key informant interviews, informal interviews and participant observation among members of Ghanaian political party branches in the Netherlands. Data collection took place intermittently between 2014 and 2017 in Amsterdam. The study found that second generation migrants participate in multiple fields of politics in the host and home country. Dutch restriction on dual citizenship limits the rights of second generation Ghanaians to fully participate and represent in Ghana's politics. The study concludes that transnational political practices of second-generation migrants are not invariably contradictory to their political integration in the host nation but citizenship laws of nation states dictates the extent of engagement in transnational political practices.