Habitus Mismatch and Suffering Experienced by Polish Migrants Working below their Qualification Level in Norway

• Autorzy: Anna Przybyszewska
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Recent research has reported that an increasing number of migrants in Norway are concentrated in the low-skilled sectors of the labour market, irrespective of their educational background, thus facilitating the formation of migrant niches in the long term. Despite the growing body of literature that raises the problem of downward professional mobility and deskilling among migrant populations, little scholarly attention has been paid to migrants' struggles and vulnerabilities as a result of underemployment. Drawing on 30 in-depth interviews, this article explores the common experience of habitus mismatch and suffering among Poles who have worked below their level of competence or professional experience since migrating to Norway. By analysing subjective experiences of downward professional and social mobility and the conflict between valued and stigmatised identities, the article examines the various habitus mismatches that contribute to suffering in downwardly mobile Polish migrants. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Qualified workers; Economic immigration; Social status; Sociology of migration; Organisational misalignment

PL

Pracownicy wykwalifikowani; Imigracja zarobkowa; Status społeczny; Socjologia migracji; Niedopasowanie organizacyjne

• Czasopismo: Central and Eastern European Migration Review
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: 9
• Numer: nr 2
• Strony: 71--88

Twórcy

autor

Anna Przybyszewska

• Nord University, Bodø, Norway

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DOI

10.17467/ceemr.2020.13