Resilience of Lithuanian Diaspora to Rapid Assimilation: Europe, July 2024 – November 2025hdl:21.12137/ECRM2ULithuanian Data Archive for SSH (LiDA)2026-03-301Staponkutė, Dalia, 2026, "Resilience of Lithuanian Diaspora to Rapid Assimilation: Europe, July 2024 – November 2025", https://hdl.handle.net/21.12137/ECRM2U, Lithuanian Data Archive for SSH (LiDA), V1Resilience of Lithuanian Diaspora to Rapid Assimilation: Europe, July 2024 – November 2025hdl:21.12137/ECRM2ULiDA_InterviewData_0677Staponkutė, DaliaŽvaliauskas, Giedrius (Center for Data Analysis and Archiving (DAtA), Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [ORCID: 0000-0001-8970-0756])2025-11-14Vilnius, LithuaniaOtherS-VIS-23-15Lithuanian Data Archive for SSH (LiDA)Lithuanian Data Archive for Social Sciences and HumanitiesCenter for Data Analysis and Archiving (DAtA)Norkus, Zenonas (Institute of Sociology and Social Work, Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University, Lithuania [ORCID: 0000-0001-6364-0716])2025-12-132026-03-30Arts and HumanitiesSocial Sciencesemigrantsnational identitymother tonguenative languages educationimmigration policyMigrationLanguage and linguistics<p>This dataset contains the data from interviews conducted in 2024–2025 with Lithuanian diaspora activists representing Lithuanian communities in Europe. The study aimed to identify the factors that determine the sustainability of Lithuanian identity among the descendants of Lithuanian emigrants in their countries of immigration. <p>The dataset includes interviews with representatives from the following communities:</p> <ol> <li>The Lithuanian Community in Ireland</li> <li>The Lithuanian Community in Belgium</li> <li>The Lithuanian Community in Denmark</li> <li>The Lithuanian Community in Iceland</li> <li>The Lithuanian Community in Spain</li> <li>The Lithuanian Community in Italy</li> <li>The Lithuanian Community in Israel</li> <li>The Lithuanian Community in the United Kingdom</li> <li>The Lithuanian Community in Cyprus</li> <li>The Lithuanian Community in Latvia</li> <li>The Lithuanian Community in Poland</li> <li>The Lithuanian Community in Luxembourg</li> <li>The Lithuanian Community in the Netherlands</li> <li>The Lithuanian Community in Norway</li> <li>The Lithuanian Community in France</li> <li>The Lithuanian Community in Sweden</li> <li>The Lithuanian Community in Switzerland</li> <li>The Lithuanian Community in Germany.</li> </ol> <b>To use this dataset, the user must obtain PERMISSION from the leader of the project "Demographic, economic, energetic, food, and epidemiological resilience of modern Lithuanian society and nation (1883-2023)" Professor Zenonas Norkus.</b> To ask for permission, write to <a href="mailto:data@ktu.lt">data@ktu.lt</a>.2024-07-022025-11-1420242025BelgiumSwitzerlandCyprusGermanyDenmarkSpainFranceUnited KingdomIrelandIcelandIsraelItalyLuxembourgLatviaNetherlandsNorwayPolandSweden<a href="https://vocabularies.cessda.eu/vocabulary/AnalysisUnit?code=Individual" target="_blank">Individual</a> (DDI Alliance CV for Analysis Unit)Lithuanian diaspora activists abroad.<a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7152218" target="_blank"> Interview data: Semi-structured interviews</a> (LiDA Controlled Vocabulary for Types of Social Science Data)<a href="https://vocabularies.cessda.eu/vocabulary/KindOfData?code=Qualitative" target="_blank">Qualitative</a> (DDI Alliance CV for Kind of Data)<p>The main language of the data is Lithuanian (lit).</p><a href="https://vocabularies.cessda.eu/vocabulary/TimeMethod?code=CrossSection" target="_blank">Cross-section</a> (DDI Alliance CV for Time Method)<a href="https://vocabularies.cessda.eu/vocabulary/TypeOfFrequency?code=NotApplicable" target="_blank">Not applicable</a> (DDI Alliance CV for Type of Frequency)<a href="https://vocabularies.cessda.eu/vocabulary/SamplingProcedure?code=NonprobabilityPurposive" target="_blank">Non-probability: Purposive</a> (DDI Alliance CV for Sampling Procedure) <p>Community activists were interviewed in foreign countries where at least 2,000 immigrants from Lithuania live. </p><a href="https://vocabularies.cessda.eu/vocabulary/ModeOfCollection?code=Interview.FaceToFace" target="_blank">Face-to-face interview</a> (DDI Alliance CV for Mode of Collection)<a href="https://vocabularies.cessda.eu/vocabulary/ModeOfCollection?code=Interview.WebBased" target="_blank">Web-based interview</a> (DDI Alliance CV for Mode of Collection)<a href="https://vocabularies.cessda.eu/vocabulary/TypeOfInstrument?code=InterviewSchemeAndThemes" target="_blank"> Interview scheme and/or themes </a> (DDI Alliance CV for Type of Instrument)<ul><li>The interview data were anonymised by the LiDA.</li></ul>Institute of Sociology and Social Work, Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University, Lithuania = Sociologijos ir socialinio darbo institutas, Filosofijos fakultetas, Vilniaus universitetas, Lietuva<p> <b><i>Data files *.txt = Duomenų failai *.txt</i></b> <ul> <li>Data files (18, plain text format) = Duomenų failai (18, grynojo teksto formatu).</li> <li>Readme file (1, plain text format) = Readme failas (1, grynojo teksto formatu).</li> </ul> </p> <p> <b><i>Internal documents files *.tar.gz = Vidinių dokumentų failai *.tar.gz</i></b> <ul> <li>Other files related to the dataset (59, different formats) = Kiti su duomenų rinkiniu susiję failai (59, įvairūs formatai).</li> <li>Readme file (1, plain text format) = Readme failas (1, grynojo teksto formatu).</li> </ul> </p> <p> <b><i>Questionnaire file *.pdf = Klausimyno failas *.pdf</i></b> <ul> <li> Questionnaire (1, PDF format) = Klausimynas (1, PDF formatu).</li> </ul> </p><p>Siekiant užtikrinti LiDA Dataverse talpykloje saugomų duomenų konfidencialumą, prieš pradėdami naudotis konkrečiais duomenimis, vartotojai privalo sutikti su konfidencialumo deklaracija. Konfidencialumo deklaracijoje LiDA Dataverse talpyklos duomenų vartotojai įpareigojami saugoti bet kokios informacijos, prie kurios jiems suteikiama prieiga, konfidencialumą, jei ši informacija leistų identifikuoti konkrečius asmenis. Įspėjama, kad sąmoningas ar nesąmoningas šio pasižadėjimo nepaisymas užtraukia atitinkamą atsakomybę pagal galiojančius duomenų apsaugos teisės aktus.</p> <hr> <p> In order to ensure the confidentiality of the data stored in the LiDA Dataverse repository, users must agree to the confidentiality declaration before using the data. The declaration of confidentiality obliges LiDA Dataverse repository users to protect the confidentiality of any information to which they have been granted access, if this information directly or indirectly identifies specific individuals. Intentional or unintentional disregard for this obligation may incur liability under applicable data protection laws.</p>Vartotojai įsipareigoja neperduoti LiDA saugomų duomenų, prie kurių jiems suteikiama prieiga, trečiosioms šalims. <hr> Users undertake not to transfer data curated by the LiDA and to which they have been granted access to any third parties.Publikacijose, parengtose LiDA saugomų duomenų išteklių pagrindu, turi būti nuoroda į LiDA išnašose ar literatūros sąraše į naudojamus išteklius. Šiuo reikalavimu siekiama, kad nuoroda į LiDA patektų į socialinių mokslų citavimo indeksus. <hr> Publications based on the data or other resources curated by the LiDA should acknowledge this by a reference to LiDA. To ensure that such attributions are captured by social science bibliographic utilities, citations must appear in the footnotes or in the reference section of publications.Vartotojai įsipareigoja pateikti archyvui publikacijų, kuriose naudoti LiDA saugomi duomenys ar kita informacija, bibliografinius aprašus (raštu ar el. paštu: <a href="mailto:data@ktu.lt">data@ktu.lt</a>). <hr> The users are required to provide bibliographic information about all forms of publications referring to the data and other resources curated at the LiDA (in written form or by email: <a href="mailto:data@ktu.lt">data@ktu.lt</a>).Lietuvos humanitarinių ir socialinių mokslų duomenų archyvas (LiDA) neatsako už trečiųjų asmenų (institucijų) išvadas ir interpretacijas gautas naudojant LiDA saugomus duomenis. LiDA neatsako už netiesioginę, atsitiktinę, ar kitokią žalą, ar nuostolius, atsiradusius naudojant LiDA saugomus duomenis, arba negalint jų pasiekti, arba dėl nesankcionuoto jų panaudojimo įsilaužus į sistemą. <hr> The Lithuanian Data Archive for Humanities and Social Sciences (LiDA) bears no responsibility for the uses of the data archived therein, or for interpretations or inferences based on these uses. The LiDA accepts no liability for indirect, consequential or incidental damages or losses arising from use of the data collection, or from the unavailability of, or break in access to the service for whatever reason.<p>The description of the dataset (<b>metadata</b>) is freely and openly available to both registered and unregistered users of the LiDA Dataverse repository under the terms of the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0)</a>.</p> <p>Access to LiDA processed <b>data</b> files containing a tag “Data” in their title is restricted. Access to the data is restricted due to confidentiality reasons (data contains personal or otherwise sensitive information) or contractual obligations (provided in the deposit agreement). Access to these files is granted by the LiDA Dataverse repository administrators upon request via email at <a href="mailto:data@ktu.lt">data@ktu.lt</a>. Users who are granted access to these files undertake to use them only for their own purposes and not to disclose them to any third parties.</p> <p>Files storing interview <b>questionnaires</b> and containing a tag “Questionnaire(s)” in their title are available to registered users of the LiDA Dataverse repository under the terms of the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0" target="_blank">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-SA 4.0)</a>.</p> <p>Access to files storing <b>LiDA internal documents</b> related to the published dataset, and containing a tag “Internal_documents” in their title, is not granted. These files are intended for internal LiDA use only.</p> <hr> <p>Duomenų rinkinio aprašas (<b>metaduomenys</b>) yra laisvai ir nemokamai prieinamas registruotiems ir neregistruotiems LiDA Dataverse talpyklos vartotojams pagal <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.lt" target="_blank">„Creative Commons“ Priskyrimo 4.0 tarptautinės licencijos (CC BY 4.0)</a> sąlygas.</p> <p>LiDA sutvarkyti <b>duomenų</b> failai, kurių pavadinime yra žyma „Data“, yra ribotos prieigos. Prieiga prie duomenų yra apribota dėl konfidencialumo (duomenyse yra asmeninės arba kitos neskelbtinos (jautrios) informacijos) arba sutartinių įsipareigojimų (numatytų deponavimo sutartyje). Prieigą prie šių failų suteikia LiDA Dataverse talpyklos valdytojai, gavę užklausą el. paštu <a href="mailto:data@ktu.lt">data@ktu.lt</a>. Vartotojai, kuriems suteikta prieiga prie šių failų, įsipareigoja juos naudoti tik savo reikmėms ir neperduoti trečiosioms šalims.</p> <p>Interviu <b>klausimynų</b> failai, kurių pavadinime yra žyma „Questionnaire(s)“, yra prieinami registruotiems LiDA Dataverse talpyklos vartotojams pagal <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.lt" target="_blank">„Creative Commons“ Priskyrimo – Analogiško platinimo 4.0 tarptautinės licencijos (CC BY-SA 4.0)</a> sąlygas.</p> <p>Prieiga prie failų, kuriuose saugomi <b>LiDA vidiniai dokumentai</b>, susiję su publikuotu duomenų rinkiniu, ir kurių pavadinime yra žyma „Internal_documents“, nėra suteikiama. Šie failai yra skirti vidiniam LiDA naudojimui.</p> <img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by/4.0/88x31.png"/> <img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-sa/4.0/88x31.png"/><p>Prieiga prie LiDA vidinių dokumentų, susijusių su publikuotu duomenų rinkiniu, nesuteikiama.</p> <hr> <p>Access to the LiDA internal documents related to the published dataset is not provided.</p>LiDA_InterviewData_0677_Data_v1.0.tar.gzData processed by the LiDA. Access to the data is restricted due to confidentiality reasons (data contains personal or otherwise sensitive information) or contractual obligations (provided in the deposit agreement). If you would like to get access to the data, write to data@ktu.lt. = LiDA sutvarkyti duomenys. Prieiga prie duomenų yra apribota dėl konfidencialumo (duomenyse yra asmeninės arba kitos neskelbtinos (jautrios) informacijos) arba sutartinių įsipareigojimų (numatytų deponavimo sutartyje). Jei norite gauti prieigą prie duomenų, rašykite data@ktu.lt.application/x-gzipLiDA_InterviewData_0677_Internal_documents_v1.0.tar.gzLiDA internal documents related to the published dataset, to which access is not provided. = LiDA vidiniai dokumentai, susiję su publikuotu duomenų rinkiniu, prie kurių prieiga nesuteikiama.application/x-gzipLiDA_InterviewData_0677_Questionnaire_v1.0.pdfQuestionnaire = Klausimynas.application/pdf