A Continent Moving West?: EU Enlargement and Labour Migration from Central and Eastern Europe

Open Access Published by Amsterdam University Press 2010

A Continent Moving West?

EU Enlargement and Labour Migration from Central and Eastern Europe

Edited by: Richard Black , Godfried Engbersen , Marek Okólski and Cristina Pantîru

In the series IMISCOE Research

https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048510979

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About this book

A Continent Moving West? argues that the conceptualization of migration as a one-way or long-term process is becoming increasingly wide of the mark. Rather, east-west labor migration in Europe, in common perhaps with other flows in and from other parts of the world, is diverse, fluid, and influenced by the dynamics of local and sector-specific labor markets and migration-related political regulations.

The papers in this book contribute to critical understanding of the east-west migration within the European Union after the 2004 enlargement, from the new to the old member states.

Author / Editor information

Richard Black is professor of human geography and head of the School of Global Studies at the University of Sussex. Godfried Engbersen is professor of sociology at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Marek Okólski is professor of demography and economics at the University of Warsaw and director of the Centre of Migration Research. Cristina Pantîru is a Ph.D. candidate and research officer at the Sussex Centre for Migration Research at the University of Sussex.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Table of contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
1. Introduction. Working out a way from East to West: EU enlargement and labour migration from Central and Eastern Europe Godfried Engbersen, Marek Okólski, Richard Black and Cristina Panţîru Open Access Download PDF	7
2. Working conditions for Polish construction workers and domestic cleaners in Oslo: Segmentation, inclusion and the role of policy Jon Horgen Friberg Open Access Download PDF	23
3. Patterns and determinants of sub-regional migration: A case study of Polish construction workers in Norway Joanna Napierała and Paulina Trevena Open Access Download PDF	51
4. What’s behind the figures? An investigation into recent Polish migration to the UK Stephen Drinkwater, John Eade and Michal Garapich Open Access Download PDF	73
5. Markets and networks: Channels towards the employment of Eastern European professionals and graduates in London Krisztina Csedő Open Access Download PDF	89
6. ‘A van full of Poles’: Liquid migration from Central and Eastern Europe Godfried Engbersen, Erik Snel and Jan de Boom Open Access Download PDF	115
7. Direct demographic consequences of post-accession migration for Poland Marta Anacka and Marek Okólski Open Access Download PDF	141
8. Brains on the move? Recent migration of the highly skilled from Poland and its consequences Paweł Kaczmarczyk Open Access Download PDF	165
9. Skills shortage, emigration and unemployment in Poland: Causes and implications of disequilibrium in the Polish labour market Izabela Grabowska-Lusinska Open Access Download PDF	187
10. Optimising migration effects: A perspective from Bulgaria Eugenia Markova Open Access Download PDF	207
11. Return migration and development prospects after EU integration: Empirical evidence from Bulgaria Vesselin Mintchev and Venelin Boshnakov Open Access Download PDF	231
12. Transitioning strategies of economic survival: Romanian migration during the transition process Swanie Potot Open Access Download PDF	249
13. Modernising Romanian society through temporary work abroad Dumitru Sandu Open Access Download PDF	271
14. Pressure of migration on social protection systems in the enlarged EU Krzysztof Nowaczek Open Access Download PDF	289
15 The EU Directive on Free Movement: A challenge for the European welfare state? Wolfgang Ochel Open Access Download PDF	313
Notes on contributors Open Access Download PDF	333

Language: English
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 344

eBook

Published: July 15, 2012
ISBN: 9789048510979