Labour, Mobility and Temporary Migration
A Comparative Study of Polish Migration to Wales
9781786830814
Distributed for University of Wales Press
Labour, Mobility and Temporary Migration
A Comparative Study of Polish Migration to Wales
This book presents a close-up account of sociological research on Polish migrants who came to the region of South Wales in the wake of Poland's entry into the EU in 2004. At the time, they were seen as economically motivated, short-term migrants who would enter the UK to work, save money, and return home. More than a decade after EU enlargement, however, the large number of Poles who have opted to stay in the UK has forced a reconsideration of that assumption. A reassessment of the long-term place of Poles within Wales is thus long overdue, especially in the wake of new tensions related to Brexit.
Reviews
Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations
Part I
Chapter 1: EU Enlargement, Migration and the UK
Chapter 2: Theorising Migration – Understanding Motivations, Networks and Mobility
Chapter 3: Locations and Research Methodology
Part II
Chapter 4: Why Migrate? Motivations and Migrant Decision-Making
Chapter 5: Polish Migrants in Cardiff: Changing Motivations in a Diverse City Environment
Chapter 6: Polish Workers in Merthyr Tydfil: Happily Resigned to Life in the Valleys?
Chapter 7: Polish Migrants in Llanelli: What Happens after the Initial Migration Period?
Part III
Chapter 8: ‘Migratory Drift’ (or Why Migrants Nearly Always Stay Longer than Planned)
Chapter 9: Polish Migrant Integration
Chapter 10: Policy Implications
Notes
References
Index
Part I
Chapter 1: EU Enlargement, Migration and the UK
Chapter 2: Theorising Migration – Understanding Motivations, Networks and Mobility
Chapter 3: Locations and Research Methodology
Part II
Chapter 4: Why Migrate? Motivations and Migrant Decision-Making
Chapter 5: Polish Migrants in Cardiff: Changing Motivations in a Diverse City Environment
Chapter 6: Polish Workers in Merthyr Tydfil: Happily Resigned to Life in the Valleys?
Chapter 7: Polish Migrants in Llanelli: What Happens after the Initial Migration Period?
Part III
Chapter 8: ‘Migratory Drift’ (or Why Migrants Nearly Always Stay Longer than Planned)
Chapter 9: Polish Migrant Integration
Chapter 10: Policy Implications
Notes
References
Index