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Labour, Mobility and Temporary Migration

A Comparative Study of Polish Migration to Wales

Julie Knight, John Lever, and Andrew Thompson

Labour, Mobility and Temporary Migration

Julie Knight, John Lever, and Andrew Thompson

Distributed for University of Wales Press

272 pages | 3 maps | 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
Paper $40.00 ISBN: 9781786830807 Published October 2017 For sale in North and South America, Australia, and New Zealand only
E-book $40.00 ISBN: 9781786830814 Will Publish October 2019 For sale in North and South America, Australia, and New Zealand only
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.
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
 
Review Quotes
Anne White, University College London
“This book contributes to the literature on three important aspects of migration to the UK—factors affecting the differing experiences of migrants in different UK locations; employment opportunities and outcomes, particularly regarding the role of agencies; and why migrants so often settle, after a period of  migratory drifting.”
Stephen Drinkwater, University of Roehampton
“This book contains some important new research on east-west migration. With its focus Wales, this research will be of interest to migration scholars generally in light of the issues discussed and the analysis that the authors have undertaken.”
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