Labour, Mobility and Temporary Migration
A Comparative Study of Polish Migration to Wales
Awdur(on) Julie Knight,John Lever,Andrew Thompson
Iaith: Saesneg
Dosbarthiad(au): Wales Studies
- Mehefin 2017 · 272 tudalen ·216x138mm
- · Clawr Meddal - 9781786830807
- · eLyfr - pdf - 9781786830814
- · eLyfr - epub - 9781786830821
Labour, Mobility and Temporary Migration delves into sociological research on Polish migrants who migrated to the lesser-explored South Wales region after Poland joined the European Union in 2004. At the time of enlargement, Polish migrants were characterised as being economically motivated, short-term migrants who would enter the UK for work purposes, save money and return home. However, over ten years after enlargement, this initial characterisation has been challenged with many of the once considered ‘short-term’ Poles remaining in the UK. In the case of Wales, the long-term impact of this migration is only starting to be fully realised, particularly in consideration of the different spatial areas – urban, semi-urban and rural – explored in this book. Such impact is occurring in the post-Brexit referendum period, a time when the UK’s position in the EU is itself complex and changing.
Chapter 1: EU Enlargement, Migration and the UKIntroductionEU History and the 2004 EnlargementPolish Migration in the UK: 10 Years After EnlargementMigrants in Wales 2004 - 2015Signposting for the rest of bookChapter 2: Theorising Migration - Understanding Motivations, Networks and MobilityIntroductionFraming migration patternsUnderstanding motivations for migrationEconomic motivations to migrateNon-economic motivations to migrateSocial networksLabour market mobilityThe ethnic economyOverstaying, settling and return migrationConclusionChapter 3: Locations and Research MethodologyIntroductionThe fieldwork sites of the South Wales regionUrban CaseSemi-Urban CaseRural CaseReview of research methods and samplingUrban - CardiffSemi-Urban - MerthyrRural - LlanelliLimitations to the studiesConclusionChapter 4: Why Migrate? Motivations and Migrant Decision-MakingIntroductionA culture of mobility?Money, motives and migrationMaking migration happen - networks and agenciesSocial networksStaffing agencies: middlemen of migrationConclusionChapter 5: Polish Migrants in Cardiff: Changing Motivations in a Diverse City EnvironmentIntroductionAccommodation and Community BuildingEmployment in the UKEthnic Economy Construction and EmploymentEthnic Entrepreneurs and Co-Ethnic WorkersMigrant Labour Market MobilityHuman Capital DevelopmentMigrant IdentityRole of Family and Future PlansConclusionChapter 6: Polish Workers in Merthyr Tydfil: Happily resigned to life in the Valleys?IntroductionAccessing the local labour marketMigrant labour market mobilityInside the workplaceSocial networks - beyond initial migrationConclusionChapter 7: Polish Migrants in Llanelli: What happens after the initial migration period?IntroductionAccessing the local labour marketMigrant working in LlanelliBeing a migrantConclusionChapter 8: `Migratory Drift' (or Why Migrants Nearly Always Stay Longer than Planned)IntroductionMigratory Patterns and PolicyThe Initial Phase of Settling In: Six months after Arriving in the UKThe Transition Phase: Drifting through MigrationThe Final Phase: the Indecisiveness of Deciding to Stay or ReturnConclusionChapter 9: Polish Migrant IntegrationIntroductionEU Migration and Legal IntegrationEconomic IntegrationSocial IntegrationCultural IntegrationConcluding RemarksChapter 10: Policy implicationsIntroductionThe value of EU migrants to the UK and Welsh economyThe rights of migrant workers in the workplaceCommunity cohesionEducationHousingHealthNo Recourse to Public Funds and the rise of migrant support networksPost Brexit politics: the end of freedom of movement?Implications for policyReferences