Izabela Grabowska: 2 books
Migrants as Agents of Change
Social Remittances in an Enlarged European Union
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2016
This book offers a unique and innovative way of looking at the paradoxical consequences of human mobility. Based on a three-year transnational multi-sited longitudinal research project, it demonstrates that not all migrants acquire, transfer and implement social remittances in the same way. Whilst...
by Izabela Grabowska
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
The author examines social mobility in the enlarged EU by analysing the work sequences of 1865 movers and stayers in Poland. Using indicators of upward and downward social mobility, she explores the role of migration in careers. Her research shows that migration adds dynamism to work paths and contributes...