Trans-local Lives: Class, Gender and Rurality in post-2004 Migration between Ireland and Poland

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Trans-local Lives: Class, Gender and Rurality in post-2004 Migration between Ireland and Poland

Natalia Mazurkiewicz
Published: 28 August 2019

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The book explores the phenomenon of post-2004 mobility between Ireland and Poland. In particular I examine the classed and gendered character of this migration wave, as well as its translocal character. I document and seek to understand the nature of this early 21^st century human mobility, facilitated by the advances of internet, communication and travel technologies while simultaneously revealing “traditional” aspects of being away from home. I follow the migrants in their journeys and learn about the complex dynamics of their lives lived locally and on the move. Crucially, I try to apprehend my own positioning as a migrant/woman/researcher and figure out whether (e)migration lives up to the expectations of a “better life”.

Content

Introduction.

Chapter 1 Polish Capitalism and the Legacies of Communism and Catholicism

Chapter 2 Post-2004 Polish Migration to Ireland.

Chapter 3 Theorising Contemporary Migration.

Chapter 4 Researching Contemporary Migration: Methodological Considerations

Chapter 5 The Trans-local Habitus: Reproducing Rurality in Migration.

Chapter 6 Ordinary People Living Normal Lives: Formations of the Migrant Working Class

Chapter 7 Making Migration Livable: Negotiations between Mobility and Emplacement

Chapter 8 Polish Masculinities and Femininities: Constructions of Gender Identities  in Migration

Conclusion.

Bibliography.

Appendix

Author:

Natalia Mazurkiewicz was born in Kraków, Poland. She holds an MA degree in Journalism and Social Communication from Jagiellonian University in her home city. In 2006, Mazurkiewicz emigrated to Ireland where she spent nine years. She obtained an MA in Gender Studies at the University of Limerick and subsequently enrolled for PhD in Sociology. Her dissertation focused on migration between Ireland and Poland – a new phenomenon on a massive scale which she felt she was a part of and wanted to explore its nuances. The research was funded by the Irish Research Council.

 

Product Details:

ISBN: 978-1-912997-22-0
Publisher: Transnational Press London
Published: 28 Aug 2019
Language: English
Pages: 201
Binding: Paperback
Interior Ink: Black & white
Weight (approx.): 0.40 kg
Dimensions (approx.): 15cm wide x 23cm tall