Interviewing Polish Migrant Women in the United Kingdom and
               Poland

Duda‐Mikulin, Eva A.

doi:10.4135/978144627305014529524

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“…Semi‐structured interviews were the chosen research methods. Each interview lasted between 30 and 90 min and was conducted in Polish (for more on reflexivity in research see Duda‐Mikulin, 2014). All interviews were audio recorded for the purpose of verbatim transcription (undertaken by myself) and took place in a range of venues including respondents' homes and cafés (ibid.).…”

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Brexit and precarity: Polish female workers in the UK as second‐class citizens?

Duda‐Mikulin

2022

Sociology Compass

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Immigration was a decisive factor in pre-Brexit-vote debates and it remains one of the most divisive topics globally; therefore, it is worthy of attention. Whilst the British people had an opportunity to have their say on Brexit, EU migrant workers have not. This article gives them a voice as it is based on original data from 40 qualitative interviews with female EU citizens to the UK, conducted before and after the Brexit-vote. This article further develops the notion of precarity in relation to EU migrants to the UK in light of Brexit and adds to debates on gender in migration.This paper provides wider policy implications for the British and other EU countries' authorities as it engages with debates on Brexit from the point of view of the UK labour force as voices of economic women migrants from Poland are presented.

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Brexit and precarity: Polish female workers in the UK as second‐class citizens?

Duda‐Mikulin

2022

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“…A total of 32 participants were interviewed; some of them participated in repeat interviews. All interviews were audio recorded for the purpose of verbatim transcription and took place in a range of venues including respondents' homes and cafés (Duda-Mikulin, 2014). The data were thematically analysed by systematic reading of the transcripts followed by their organisation into categories of preliminary codes (Braun & Clarke, 2006).…”

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Gendered migrations and precarity in the post-Brexit-vote UK: the case of Polish women as workers and carers

Duda‐Mikulin

2020

Migration and Development

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Polish migration to the UK post European Union enlargement has been studied extensively but limited attention has been paid to women and their gendered mobility. In this paper, I argue that it is key to turn attention to women migrants as those who are often responsible for reproductive labour and who raise future generations of workers and citizens. This is pivotal to consider in light of ageing European societies and the need for workers and Brexit. Arguably, precarity is characteristic of contemporary life. This applies to the post-Brexit-vote UK and the uncertainty linked to the future after 2019. Precarity is inevitably characteristic of many migrants' lives often punctuated by a lack of job security which is linked to limited material and psychological well-being. For women migrants, this state of affairs is further compounded by their attachment to the private sphere which often constitutes a barrier to their engagement in the paid labour market on the same footing as men. This paper draws on qualitative primary data gathered from 32 Polish women migrants who were initially interviewed in 2012/2013 and subsequently some of them were re-interviewed in 2016/2017.

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“…Six Skype interviews were also carried out with those in more remote locations. As a token of appreciation for their time, each interviewee was given £10 upon completion of an interview (Duda‐Mikulin, ).…”

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confidence: 99%