EU Migrant Workers, Brexit and Precarity

Duda‐Mikulin, Eva A.

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“…Recent case studies have assessed the impact of Brexit on people's perceptions of social, political, and economic developments in the UK. Most investigations focus on the rising insecurity for EU nationals living in the UK (Duda‐Mikulin, 2019; Gawlewicz & Sotkasiira, 2019; Guma & Jones, 2019; Hall et al, 2020; Lulle et al, 2019). Observe an increased level of uncertainty among Polish interviewees in the UK, labelling the Brexit vote together with the European enlargement of 2004 and the economic crisis of 2008 as an “unsettling event.” Very few studies specifically look at the role of Brexit‐induced uncertainty among British nationals living in continental EU and the effect on British citizens' future migration aspirations to the EU.…”

Section: Brexit As a Source Of Uncertaintymentioning

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Brexit, uncertainty, and migration decisions

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2022

International Migration

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We leverage the British Brexit referendum decision to leave the European Union, to demonstrate how changes in uncertainty about a country's future socio-political condition can impact migratory behaviour. Using official bilateral migration statistics, we report an excess increase in migration from the UK to the EU of approximately 16% post-referendum, compared to movements between the remaining EU countries over the same period. In addition, we analyse in-depth interviews conducted with UK migrants in Germany to show that uncertainty about future bilateral relations, a negative economic outlook, and perceptions of negative social consequences in the UK have been by far the most dominant drivers of migration in the post-referendum period.We further corroborate the effect of changes in uncertainty on migration-related behaviour with exceptional spikes in naturalisations, indicating that UK citizens living in other EU member states are actively taking decisions to mitigate the negative impact that Brexit is having on their livelihoods.

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Section: Brexit As a Source Of Uncertaintymentioning

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Brexit, uncertainty, and migration decisions

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2022

International Migration

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“…McDowell et al also argue that EU migrants are desirable employees as they are 'white skinned, often single, relatively young and typically much better educated than their competitors for basic entry-level jobs ' (2009, 19). However, it is important to stress that Polish nationals in the UK are not a monolithic cohorttheir experiences have been shown to be heavily gendered (Duda-Mikulin, 2019;Triandafyllidou, 2006), classed and stratified in terms of economic and cultural capital as well as employment sector (McDowell et al, 2009;Ryan, 2018).…”

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Attitudes towards immigration: responses to the increased presence of Polish migrants in the UK post 2004

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Gawlewicz

Valentine

2022

Migration and Development

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Based on a large-scale research project conducted in a northern English city, this paper focuses on the attitudes towards, and experienced by, Polish migrants as a result of increased immigration following the 2004 enlargement of the European Union. We pay attention to the ways in which people justify their negative attitudes towards this migrant group through competition for resources, particularly in terms of job security and the receipt of benefit payments. However, we also consider meaningful encounters between these migrants and the 'local' population, and how through these encounters attitudes can sometimes be transformed from negative to positive.Crucially, we demonstrate how Polish migrants themselves respond to these attitudes.In doing so, we show that by drawing upon the very same discourses of job security and social benefits they develop complex understandings of the 'local' population.Through its attention to immigration, the paper contributes to debates about the relationships between different social groups and processes of exclusion, highlighting the importance of encounters on the process of attitude formation. By giving voice to representatives of both the 'local' population and migrants, it further provides a rare perspective on social responses to immigration-driven diversity in European societies.

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EU Migrant Workers, Brexit and Precarity

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Brexit, uncertainty, and migration decisions

Brexit, uncertainty, and migration decisions

Attitudes towards immigration: responses to the increased presence of Polish migrants in the UK post 2004

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