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

Szewczyk, Aga

doi:10.1080/17450101.2014.969597

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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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“…The idea that naturalization is "opportunistic" is supported by several qualitative studies on citizenship and mobility. Examining Polish graduate migrants in the UK, Szewczyk (2016) argues that they regard British citizenship as a stepping stone to further mobility, rather than as an expression of attachment and belonging to the UK. In a kind of mobility characterized by different steps, EU citizenship acts, literally and metaphorically, as a passport to mobility, not just in Europe but beyond it.…”

Section: Onward Migration and Migration Capitalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Onward migration and intra‐European mobilities: A critical and theoretical overview

Puppa

Montagna

Kofman

2021

International Migration

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The 2008 economic crisis and the events following the Arab Spring in 2011, including the refugee flows of 2015, have had a huge impact on international migration in the EU and on integration processes (Fischer-Souan, 2019). Relations between member states and the meaning of European citizenship have been heavily affected, with implications for internal mobility and migratory movements (Basso, 2014; Bonifazi & Marini, 2014; Lafleur & Stanek, 2017). Mediterranean countries, which were particularly hit by a collapse of economic growth and very high youth unemployment, have returned to a previous status of "semi-peripheries" around core countries, such as Germany, France, the UK and Sweden and have once again become countries that export labour migrants (Toma

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“…Indeed, Joppke argued (2007:44) that " [w]hat ordinary people associate with citizenship is one of the biggest lacunae in the literature". This is also shared by Szewczyk (2014), who admits that there is still no information regarding the reasons why people acquire citizenship. In academic research, migrants' perspectives of multiple citizenship are generally omitted (with a few exceptions, such as Leitner and Ehrkamp 2006, Harpaz 2013and Byrne 2014.…”

Section: Theoretical Framework the Interplay Between Socio-cultumentioning

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Political Belonging and Fantasies of Inclusion. Romanians in London and Paris

Paraschivescu

2016

TAHRJ

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This article analyses from a bottom-up perspective Romanians' complex emotions surrounding their reasoning for applying for a French or British passport. It illustrates the extent to which interviewees' fantasies of inclusion in the host countries are thought to be dependent on the political membership of the country of residence. It is argued that British/French naturalisation is perceived as a status enhancer, allowing the interviewees to overcome the marginalisation associated with their Romanian nationality.

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

Cited by 13 publications

References 38 publications

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

Onward migration and intra‐European mobilities: A critical and theoretical overview

Political Belonging and Fantasies of Inclusion. Romanians in London and Paris

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