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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Polish migrants"”.
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The lives of young Polish migrants residing in Northamptonshire
This thesis investigates the lives of young Polish migrants living in Northamptonshire, who migrated to the UK following Poland’s accession to the European Union in May 2004. Over 1.1 million Worker Registration Scheme (WRS) applications were made in the UK between May 2004 and December 2010, of …
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Migrating Later in Life: Older Polish Migrants in the UK
… behaviours and experiences of older working age migrants. This thesis focuses on Polish migrants aged 45 – 65, who have arrived in the UK since 2004 looking for work and better opportunities. The purpose of the study is to explore links between age and migration by investigating older migrants …
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Crossing boundaries of cultures and identities: Polish migrants in Belfast
… with the construction of ethnic identities of Polish migrants in Belfast. It proposes an understanding of identity as a multidimensional and multilayered entity, and focuses on the processual nature of shaping of one’s sense of belonging, where different kinds of identities are in dialogue. My …
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Mediating Catholicism – Religious Identities, Polish Migrants and the Catholic Church in Ireland
This thesis investigates the experience of Polish migrants in Ireland and how, if at all, spirituality or the church figure in terms of social and spiritual support. Drawing on data from in-depth interviews with Polish migrants and clergy, participant observation and documentary materials and …
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An exploration of the mental health lived experiences of Polish migrants, who access Mental Health Services, while resident in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland.
Background: Polish migrants are the second largest and growing Eastern European minority population in the UK after migrants from India (ONS 2019). However, their representation within mental health services remains disproportionate to the population census. Little is known about Polish migrants’ …
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The experiences of Polish migrant workers in the UK hospitality industry.
… this research is to examine the experiences of Polish migrant workers in the UK's hospitality industry. It explores who the Polish workers employed in hospitality are as well as looking at the reasons for choosing to work in the sector. On this theme, the migrants' give their views on the UK …
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Organising Polish workers : a comparative case study of British (Unison) and Swiss (Unia) trade union strategies
… and Swiss (Unia) strategies for organising Polish workers, focusing on projects delivered between 2008 and 2010 by Unison and between 2012 and 2014 by Unia. These projects were chosen because they were predominantly aimed at the inclusion of Polish migrants after the EU enlargement in 2004 …
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Manifestations of Poland in nineteenth-century French culture
… France and how perceptions of Poland and Polish people evolved throughout the century. This evolution was a result of political changes in France as well as an increasing awareness and understanding of Poland. The Great Emigration, a migration of thousands of Polish exiles to France during …
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Negotiation of migratory and educational strategies of Polish families in Athens
… to deal with the increased flow of illegal immigrants. In this context it becomes necessary to examine diverse aspects of migration. In the following dissertation we focus on the processes of migratory and educational strategies’ negotiation of Polish families residing in Athens. Migrant …
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The lived experience of economic migration in the narratives of migrants from post-communist Poland to Britain
… migration of young and degree level educated migrants from Poland to Britain. The main aim is to explore how the participants of economic migration within the borders of the European Union experience migrating. The special feature of this migration is the fact that they leave a postcommunist …