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The paper aims at analyzing the effects induced by processes of migration of Polish medical professionals to the United Kingdom following Poland’s accession to the European Union and their situation in the UK. First, a brief note on the methodology and characteristics of the sample is presented. Second, migration of Polish medical professionals is juxtaposed to existing migration theories. Third, belonging and integration are introduced, to be followed by some striking observations related to Polish medical migrants in the UK. Migrants share their opinions of the receiving society and of their lives in Poland and the UK.
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Each categorization in population statistics has a bias. Sometimes they deflate and sometimes they expand populations that merit public policy concern. This article discusses the political consequences of policy choices in that respect: notably by the example of Dutch population statistics and the representation of the “allochtoon.” The “allochtoon” (being of foreign origin) was a benevolent creation for it should facilitate monitoring the effects of integration policies. Part of these was easy naturalization. This meant the loss of “nationality” as a statistical marker. Including the migrants’ offspring furthermore rendered “immigrant” useless. However, creating the “allochtoon” also has had unexpected inflationary effects; notably in the public’s perception. First of all, this effect results from the inclusion of the second generation. Secondly: integration polices are exclusively aimed at “allochtonen” with a non-Western background, yet statistical reproduction usually includes all, i.e., also people of Western origin. This inflationary effect is exploited by populist political entrepreneurs hoping to stir concern about alienation in times of Europeanization. The threat of “the others” in the Netherlands is thus easily construed to be much larger than it would be possible if statistics were enumerated differently.
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This article explores the imaginations of life strategies and negotiations of the notion of the self among young transmigrants, predominantly of Indian origin, who migrated to Melbourne, Australia, on an overseas student visa. The goal of this article is to present dense and complex ethnographic observations of a particular set of imageries, based on which these transmigrants perceived their lives within the context of global migration. I provide the reader insight into who these people are, the imageries that led them on their migration journeys, how these imageries developed in the host country, the repercussions their decisions to migrate had in terms of their imaginations of themselves, and finally, how these transmigrants imagine, experience and negotiate notions of social cohesiveness across the borders of two or more different nation-states.
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The Czech Republic is in the process of transforming its social system which is not capable of managing adequate care of its old citizens. In the last years we have witnessed an increase in the number of mediating agencies that import mainly Ukranian migrants for the purpose of engaging them in care work focusing on elderly people. The paper presents results of pilot ethnograpic research and focuses on commodification of care work for elderly people and the vulnerable character of domestic care work provided by Ukrainian female migrants in the Czech Republic. I argue that this specific “product” – the Ukrainian female caregiver – is based on the intersections of gender, ethnicity and migration.
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Ondřej Lánský, Zuzana Kubišová Výzvy globalizace: globální spravedlnost a demokracie Challenges of Globalization: Global Justice and Democracy Gender, rovné příležitosti, výzkum, 1 [7] (2006) 37-41. Štěch, Ondřej Obrana práv cizinců The Defense of Foreigners’ Rights Gender, rovné příležitosti, výzkum, 1 [7] (2006) 37-44. Uhde, Zuzana Slepá ulička spravedlnosti mezi sociální rovností a kulturní diferencí v teorii Nancy Fraser The Impasse of Justice between Social Equality and Cultural Difference in the theory of Nancy Fraser Gender, rovné příležitosti, výzkum, 1 [7] (2006) 44-48. Veselá, Lenka Dlouhé devatenácté století moderní evropské ženy Long Nineteenth Century of Modern Western Woman Gender, rovné příležitosti, výzkum, 1 [7] (2006) 48-51. Bierzová, Jana Komplikovaný jazyk lásky Complicated Language of Love Gender, rovné příležitosti, výzkum, 1 [7] (2006) 52-54. Křížková, Alena Politika pracovního života viděna optikou sociologie genderu a teorie industriálních vztahů Politics of Working Life Seen Via Optics of Gender Sociology and Theory of Industrial Relations Gender, rovné příležitosti, výzkum, 1 [7] (2006) 54-57. Tomášek, Marcel Mary S. Hartman: The Household and the Making of History: A Subversive View of the Western past Gender, rovné příležitosti, výzkum, 1 [7] (2006) 57-58. Kreuzziger, Milan Moderní umění v ohnisku genderových studií Modern Art in the Center of Gender Studies Gender, rovné příležitosti, výzkum, 1 [7] (2006) 58-60. Dudová, Radka Rethinking Inequalities: 7. konference Evropské sociologické asociace Rethinking Inequalities: the 7th Conference of European Sociological Association Gender, rovné příležitosti, výzkum, 1 [7] (2006) 37-39. Uhde, Zuzana Evropská unie, gender a politika European Union, Gender and Politics Gender, rovné příležitosti, výzkum, 1 [7] (2006) 40-45. Tomášek, Marcel Konference o rodině a vztazích The Conference about Family and Relationships Gender, rovné příležitosti, výzkum, 1 [7] (2006) 45-47. Maříková, Hana Otcové pečující o děti – součást životního stylu „jiných“ otců a součást firemní kultury (zpráva z konference) Caring Fathers – part of life-style of „other“ Fathers and part of Company Culture (Report from Conference) Gender, rovné příležitosti, výzkum, 1 [7] (2006) 57-53. Rakušanová, Petra Životní styl a internet Life-style and Internet Gender, rovné příležitosti, výzkum, 1 [7] (2006) 53-56. Čížek, Tomáš Archiv MEDARD v Sociologickém ústavu AV ČR The Archive MEDARD in the Institute of Sociology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Gender, rovné příležitosti, výzkum, 1 [7] (2006) 57-60.
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