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New Horizons? Comparisons and Frames of Reference of Polish Multiple Migrants Worldwide
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Abstract Building on the literature on transnational social fields (Levitt & Glick Schiller, 2004) and the research agenda on pluri-local transnational studies (Pries, 2001), in this article we examine the processes of Polish migrants’ social positioning. Nowadays many migrant trajectories are more complex t... view more
Building on the literature on transnational social fields (Levitt & Glick Schiller, 2004) and the research agenda on pluri-local transnational studies (Pries, 2001), in this article we examine the processes of Polish migrants’ social positioning. Nowadays many migrant trajectories are more complex than moving just from one place to another, involving repeated migration spells, returns, and onward mobility. In particular, multiple migration routes involving more than one destination expand the horizons lived by migrants and hence the frames in which they can position themselves. We adopt an actor-centred approach to better understand how highly mobile individuals negotiate social comparisons concerning the contexts they have engaged in during their multiple migration spells. This article draws on qualitative data from the MULTIMIG project that examines Polish migration worldwide. The analysis is based on a qualitative panel study with 70 Poles living abroad, who have the experience of multiple migration (who have lived in two countries outside of Poland for at least three months in each). The interviews shed light on how Polish migrants make social comparisons, and in particular, which frames of reference they adopt.... view less
Keywords
Pole; migrant; international migration; mobility; experience; social network; social position
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Free Keywords
Polish migrants; frames of reference; multiple migrants; social positioning
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 152-162
Journal
Social Inclusion, 9 (2021) 1
Issue topic
Migration and Unequal Social Positions in a Transnational Perspective
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed