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Informationen zum Autor Torben Krings is Assistant Professor in the Department of Economic and Organisational Sociology, Johannes Kepler University Linz James Wickham is Professor of Sociology, Director of the Employment Research Centre and Dean of the Faculty of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, Trinity College Dublin. Elaine Moriarty is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, Trinity College Dublin Alicja Bobek is Assistant Professor (Adjunct) in the Department of Sociology, Trinity College Dublin Justyna Salamonska is a post-doctoral researcher in the Employment Research Centre, Trinity College Dublin Klappentext This book examines Polish migration to Ireland in the context of 'new mobilities in Europe'. It includes detailed accounts of the working lives of a group of mainly skilled Polish migrants in Dublin. They were interviewed at regular intervals as part of a Qualitative Panel Study. Whereas the first interviews were carried out at the peak of the Celtic Tiger boom, later interview waves were carried out in the midst of a recession. The book thus traces the careers and aspirations of these migrants as Ireland moved from 'boom to bust'. What emerged from the research was above all a new experience of mobility. As 'free movers', Polish migrants were more mobile across countries and within national labour markets. This was a more transient and individualistic form of migration which, it is suggested, is indicative of a broader trend across Europe. Especially younger and more educated Europeans are more likely to pursue flexible worklife pathways in the new European mobility space. The Polish-Irish migration experience was exceptional in terms of the scale of the movements. Ireland's 'goldrush' labour market created a seemingly endless demand for new labour. To understand how Irish firms utilized the new migrant workforce, the book also draws on interviews with employers. It thus locates the actions of both sides of the employment relationship in the particular socio-economic context in Ireland post-2004. An original contribution based on extensive research, the book is accessible to both students and academics, but also policy-makers with an interest in migration and mobility, work and employment, Irish and European affairs. To come Zusammenfassung This book examines Polish migration to Ireland in the context of ‘new mobilities in Europe’. It includes detailed accounts of the working lives of a group of mainly skilled Polish migrants in Dublin, and traces their careers and aspirations as Ireland moved from ‘boom to bust’. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceIntroduction1. New mobilities in Europe today2. Researching migration: A Qualitative panel study and workplace studies3. From 'boom to bust': Polish migrants in the Irish labour market4. Routes into employment: migrant aspirations and employer strategies5. Employment conditions and the culture of work6. 'Boundaryless careers': mobility across organisations and nations 7. Worklife connections: 'technologies of mobility' and transnational lives8. Looking back: worklife pathways in a boom-to-bust economyConclusionAppendicesBibliography...
