Abstract
The object of the study is a theoretical analysis and interpretation of the sources and consequences of the personal and cultural identity crisis in the context of the European migration crisis. Special attention is paid to the impact of exogenous changes of identity and acculturation processes as a key factor changes of immigrants personality.
The study highlights the issues that foreigners face in the course of their adaptation to a new cultural environment, as well as the unpreparedness of the receiving states in terms of national and migration policy that is asserted to immigrants. There are various aspects to be applied on the analysis of the current European refugee crisis.
This work does not aspire to an analysis of economic, political, or demographic consequences of the foreigners arrival to EU countries. The aim of this study is a deeper reflection on the ongoing migration processes through categories of culture, transmigration and cultural change.