Polish Migrants' Experience of Life in the UK since 2004

Friday 17 and Saturday 18 April 2015

UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, London

Ten years since Poland’s EU accession, it seems appropriate to take stock of the current state of knowledge about Polish migration to the UK. Public discourse in the UK has focused largely on the impact of Polish migration on the British economy and public services. By contrast, scholarly research has tended to explore the perspectives of Poles themselves.

The aim of the conference is to draw together some threads from this research, asking:

• How does living in the UK affect migrants’ perceptions of Poland, Poles and Polishness? How do UK Poles perform their Polish and transnational identities?
• Can one generalise about ‘the UK’? What is specific about Polish migrants’ experiences in different locations?
• How comparable are the experiences of Poles and other East Europeans?
• How does recent Polish migration research contribute to migration theory and research methodology?

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Conference organiser:

Anne White
Professor of Polish Studies and Social and Political Science
UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies
Tel. 020 7679 8816 (internal 28816)
Email: anne.white@ucl.ac.uk