A Continent Moving West?

by Black, Richard

• ISBN13: 9789089641564
• ISBN10: 9089641564
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-11-15
• Publisher: Amsterdam Univ Pr

Summary

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 Biography

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. 

Table of Contents

Introduction Working out a way from East to West: EU enlargement and labour migration from Central and Eastern Europe	p. 7
Working conditions for Polish construction workers and domestic cleaners in Oslo: Segmentation, inclusion and the role of policy	p. 23
Patterns and determinants of sub-regional migration: A case study of Polish construction workers in Norway	p. 51
What's behind the figures? An investigation into recent Polish migration to the UK	p. 73
Markets and networks: Channels towards the employment of Eastern European professionals and graduates in London	p. 89
'A van full of Poles': Liquid migration from Central and Eastern Europe	p. 115
Direct demographic consequences of post-accession migration for Poland	p. 141
Brains on the move? Recent migration of the highly skilled from Poland and its consequences	p. 165
Skills shortage, emigration and unemployment in Poland: Causes and implications of disequilibrium in the Polish labour market	p. 187
Optimising migration effects: A perspective from Bulgaria	p. 207
Return migration and development prospects after EU integration: Empirical evidence from Bulgaria	p. 231
Transitioning strategies of economic survival: Romanian migration during the transition process	p. 249
Modernising Romanian society through temporary work abroad	p. 271
Pressure of migration on social protection systems in the enlarged EU	p. 289
The EU Directive on Free Movement: A challenge for the European welfare state?	p. 313
Notes on contributors	p. 333
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