Superdiversity and Its Relevance for Central and Eastern European Migration Studies. The Case of Polish Migrants in the UK

• Autorzy: Aleksandra Grzymala-Kazlowska , Jenny Phillimore
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This article presents our key arguments about the usefulness of the concept of superdiversity for reimagining migration in European societies, based on the example of migration from Poland to the UK. We argue that, despite some criticism of 'superdiversity', this concept is beneficial to avoid over-simplifications related to ethno-nationalised homogeneity as the prevailing ascribed feature of Polish migrants, offering a helpful lens through which the complexities and fluidity of contemporary migrant populations and receiving societies may be investigated. Our main point is that such the reimagination might be commenced through applying the concept of superdiversity in research on migrants from Poland in Great Britain. The concept of superdiversity is also beneficial to understand complexities associated with the urban contexts in which migrants settle, their adaptation pathways as well as the intersectional factors shaping migrants' lives and experiences. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Migration; Post-communist countries; Regional diversity

PL

Migracja; Kraje postkomunistyczne; Zróżnicowanie regionalne

• Czasopismo: Central and Eastern European Migration Review
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: 8
• Numer: nr 2
• Strony: 39--59

Twórcy

autor

Aleksandra Grzymala-Kazlowska

• University of Warsaw, Poland; University of Birmingham, UK.

autor

Jenny Phillimore

• University of Birmingham, UK

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DOI

10.17467/ceemr.2019.16