Gyekye-Jandoh, M.A.2020-02-282020-02-282012-060855-4730http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/35047Ghana Social Science Journal, 9(1), 1-14This study analysed the perspectives of first generation Ghanaian migrants to and from Europe regarding the changing definition of citizenship in Europe, and how these perspectives, including the notion of authenticity, impacted Ghanaian migrants' feelings of 'home' and 'belonging'. It examined 'belonging' and authenticity in relation to the family at 'home', and looked at migrants' feelings of belonging in the 'host' country in Europe in relation to their feelings of belonging in their country of origin or 'home' country. The results indicated that Ghanaian migrants tended to exhibit a more instrumental approach to the acquisition of citizenship in Europe and were sceptical of 'belonging' in their host country. When it came to the issue of 'belonging' in their home country, Ghana, these migrants tended to exhibit less of an instrumental approach and more of an emotional approach, making reintegration possibleenAfricaCitizenshipEuropeImmigrationMigrantJournal