This work draws on the results of a qualitative study of Chinese migrant community in Poland to analyze the significance of personal ties in the evolving process of mobility and integration. The analysis adopts a transnational perspective to illustrate the functioning of Chinese networks, which...

The main aim of this paper is to critically assess prevalent conceptualisations of the notion of economic integration to set out a research framework capable of structuring empirical research on economic integration, with a particular focus on the New Immigrant Destinations. To overcome the...

The following report is an attempt at analysing the situation of Polish immigrants on the Italian labour market prior to and after Poland’s accession to the European Union. The relatively short period that has elapsed since May 1st 2004 and, consequently, a scarce number of materials and...

This study analyses the Norwegian labour market, focusing on changes that have taken place, and on problems that have surfaced in the past decade. The study helps identify the main determinants of the demand for foreign labour in Norway, as well as of factors that are likely to shape the scale...

This paper presents the results of desk research on Poles in London and the United Kingdom, as well as a statistical portrait of Poles living in the London Borough of Lewisham. The data and literature review were part of the "Londoner Pole Citizen. National identity as a tool to stimulate civic...

Sociological reflections on attitudes towards members of the out-group (such as immigrants) can be divided into two main strands. The first focuses on intergroup conflict and the second on contact between members of different groups. Intergroup conflict theory seeks to identify causes of...

The result of the 2016 Brexit referendum came as a shock to European public opinion. It was the first time a country was leaving the structures of the EU. It raised a number of questions and concerns especially in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, from which thousands of citizens...

We study recent immigration to Poland by immigrants who are set to settle in the country for good. Drawing on the register of permanent residence permits (maintained by the Office for Repatriation and Aliens), and on data from a 2005 representative survey of Ukrainian and Vietnamese settlement...