11:56 a.m.
Dear all,
Also Louise Ryan's latest article - 'Narratives of Settling in Contexts of
Mobility: A Comparative Analysis of Irish and Polish Highly Qualified Women Migrants in
London' is now published in a special section of the journal International Migration
Volume57, Issue3, <https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14682435/2019/57/3> June 2019
- on the theme of migration within the Global North
(http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imig.12493)
Adopting a spatio‐temporal lens, this article explores how highly qualified migrant women
negotiate relationships and career motivations in specific socio‐structural contexts.
Comparing migration experiences of Irish and Polish women in London, I explore
similarities within and differences between these groups. Having joined the EU in 1973,
Ireland can be regarded as part of “old EU”, while Poland joining in 2004 is part of the
“new” wave of EU members. Migration from old and new member states is often discussed
separately using different framing. This article contributes to understanding migration in
three ways. Firstly, by developing comparative analysis, which goes beyond narrow and
static migrant categories. Secondly, by challenging the temporary/transient versus
permanence/integration dichotomy to explore a “sliding scale” of migrant trajectories.
Thirdly, by illustrating how evolving relationships, through the life cycle, may enable
but also hinder migrant women's opportunities for settling in or moving on.
It is the same special section where Birigitte Suter’s article is published, that I
informed you about in the previous mail.
More texts on highly skilled migrants (including educational migrants) can be found at
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14682435/2019/57/3 .
Maja