The migration and development agendas have been only recently drawn together in the context of migration policy. It has been creating .diaspora. as one of the main actors able to respond aptly to the new challenging agenda. At the same time, the traditional concept of .migrant communities. has...

The paper analyses contemporary inflows of citizens of Ukraine to Poland in the context of socio-economic development of both countries. It consists of three chapters: the first portrays the general patterns and dynamics of Ukrainian migration to Poland including their presence in labour market...

This paper is a SOPEMI report for Poland for 2012. It presents the most important recent developments in migration policy and migration trends to and from Poland. It includes a brief analysis of recent economic developments shaping migration from and into Poland, changes in migration policy of...

This Working Paper presents a SOPEMI report for Poland for 2013. It focuses on the most important recent developments in migration policy and offers an overview of migration trends to and from Poland. Specifically, it includes a brief analysis of recent economic developments shaping migration...

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...

Quite often, migrants appear to exert little effort to absorb the mainstream culture and to learn the language of their host society, even though the economic returns (increased productivity and enhanced earnings) to assimilation are high. We show that when interpersonal comparisons affect...