Polish Graduates and British Citizenship: Amplification of the Potential Mobility Dynamics beyond Europe

Szewczyk, Aga

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“…Scotland is idealised as different to England, offering a more open and welcoming political narrative as well as cultural differences that align to Polishness. Interestingly, he is not affected by the “East European complex” reported by Polish nationals in other studies (Szewczyk, ). He locates his disenchantment onto particular geographies in the south of England, internalising the discourse of Brexit as a symptom of a fractured Britain in that Europe is England's “other” (Henderson et al, ).…”

Section: Negotiating Brexit Geopolitics In Everyday Lifementioning

confidence: 57%

“…For Jacek, Scottish nationalism is appealing not because of an ethnically derived connection to territory, but because of the Scottish National Party's stated commitment to European values showing how subnational identities can be shaped through a European consciousness. In her study of British citizenship acquisition amongst Polish graduates, Szewczyk () has shown that rather than prescribe national boundaries, a British passport is a resource for flexible international mobility, giving Polish nationals access to previously locked‐out places. For Jacek, Scottish independence signals a similar opportunity, given the Scottish government's commitment to EU membership.…”

Section: Negotiating Brexit Geopolitics In Everyday Lifementioning

confidence: 99%

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Rescaling belonging in “Brexit Britain”: Spatial identities and practices of Polish nationals in Scotland after the U.K. Referendum on European Union membership

Botterill¹,

Hancock

2018

Population Space and Place

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This paper discusses how the 2016 U.K. Referendum on European Union membership has shaped the spatial identities and practices of Polish nationals living in Scotland.On the basis of original qualitative data collected in Edinburgh after the referendum, we make two key arguments. First, the referendum was a catalyst for Polish nationals to rescale spatial identities and challenge normative definitions of nationalism and citizenship. We highlight the role of emotion as a key driver in this process, showing that multiscalar attachments to place and strategies for onward mobility, adaptation, and integration after Brexit are constructed through emotionality. Second, the paper argues that Polish nationals' spatial practices have been shaped by anti-immigrant discourse and sentiment surrounding the Brexit vote. In particular, local public spaces are viewed simultaneously as sites of potential conflict and sites of meaningful intercultural engagement and everyday citizenship. A broader aim of the paper is to advance feminist theory and praxis in population geography through a focus on nonhierarchical and relational scales of experience to better understand migrant identities and practices in a changing Europe.

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Section: Negotiating Brexit Geopolitics In Everyday Lifementioning

confidence: 57%

Section: Negotiating Brexit Geopolitics In Everyday Lifementioning

confidence: 99%

Rescaling belonging in “Brexit Britain”: Spatial identities and practices of Polish nationals in Scotland after the U.K. Referendum on European Union membership

Botterill¹,

Hancock

2018

Population Space and Place

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“…However, another study by Szewczyk () reveals that Polish graduates, particularly those continuing education after migrating from Poland to the United Kingdom, treat migration instrumentally. This implies that today's generation of university graduates from Poland is, to a certain extent, a “wandering” population; they equally consider returning to their home country or further migration as the next step in their lives.…”

Section: Does Lodz Retain Graduates? Results Of the Studymentioning

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“…Hence, there is a growing discussion on poststudent urban life in the context of mobility after graduation. This discussion is particularly observable in the United Kingdom and is spreading slowly to other Western European countries (Cairns et al, ; Szewczyk, ; Szewczyk, ), but in Central and Eastern European (CEE) cities, it is still lacking.…”

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Student cities or cities of graduates? The case of Lodz and its students declared preferences

Sokołowicz

2018

Population Space and Place

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The growing share of students in an urban population contributes significantly to the intellectual potential of cities and regions. It enables the development of labour markets, housing markets, and increases local consumption; this also enriches urban culture and creates an environment for new ideas to flourish. However, the question is how to retain this valuable human capital after graduation. In numerous student cities in Central and Eastern Europe, graduates decide to leave the places they studied in to settle in capital cities or abroad. Most studies on this phenomenon reveal that highly skilled people are guided in their decisions regarding migration by both economic and noneconomic factors. This paper presents the case study of Lodz, the third largest city in Poland, which has experienced a shift from its high level of attractiveness to students to a lower level of attractiveness to graduates.The study is based on cyclical research conducted among students of all public universities operating in the city. It reveals the durability of the city's image in time but also the temporary rather than permanent nature of the willingness to leave the city. In addition, it also reveals certain discrepancies concerning willingness to stay between students originating from Lodz and those born outside the city. Finally, the study confirms that noneconomic factors of migration (primarily the labour market situation), such as relational ties, self-attachment to the city, and marketing activities equally strongly affect students' decisions regarding staying in or leaving the city.

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“…Proceeding in the spirit of the mobility turn existing within this transnational focus, we consider questions, theories, and methodological developments through the avoidance of totalizing descriptions of contemporary societal moves (Hannam, Sheller, & Urry, 2006; Sheller & Urry, 2006). In this space, we conceptualize mobilities as the action of moving from place-to-place for professional development and work, the ease or difficulty with which individuals are able to achieve these outcomes, and how this on-going process affects experiences and self (Engh & Agergaard, 2015; Nedelcu, 2012; Szewczyk, 2016). Corresponding with the call to theorize, our observations on the role of ICT at the heart of athletes’ lives are shaped by the model of disjuncture and scapes forwarded by Arjun Appadurai (1990, 1995, 1996).…”

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“I Just Go on Wi-Fi”: Imagining Worlds Through Professional Basketball Migrants’ Deployment of Information and Communication Technology

Faulkner

Molnár

Kohe

2019

Journal of Sport and Social Issues

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The connection between athletes and technology has developed in recent years, with the focus on how lives are augmented and presented through this relationship. Building on previous reflections concerning the use of information and communication technology (ICT) to support the sometimes fractious experiences of sport migration, we suggest a need to develop our understandings of migrant athletes’ use of ICT by interrogating socially-embedded processes driving its usage. In so doing, we draw on 18 semistructured interviews with professional basketball migrants based (at the time) in the United Kingdom but whose seasonal work moves them frequently across the globe. We explore these participants’ experiences through the lens of Appadurai’s model of scapes and disjuncture. With this framework we explore themes of negotiation, need, expectation, and barriers. Consequently, we propose expanding how we understand migrant athletes’ relationships with technology.

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Polish Graduates and British Citizenship: Amplification of the Potential Mobility Dynamics beyond Europe

Cited by 4 publications

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Rescaling belonging in “Brexit Britain”: Spatial identities and practices of Polish nationals in Scotland after the U.K. Referendum on European Union membership

Rescaling belonging in “Brexit Britain”: Spatial identities and practices of Polish nationals in Scotland after the U.K. Referendum on European Union membership

Student cities or cities of graduates? The case of Lodz and its students declared preferences

“I Just Go on Wi-Fi”: Imagining Worlds Through Professional Basketball Migrants’ Deployment of Information and Communication Technology

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