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POLISH WORKERS IN THE NETHERLANDS A NEW WAVE OF PERMANENT LABOUR MIGRATION?

Inclusion and exclusion in contemporary European Societies Challenges for a New Europe: In between local freeze and global dynamics Edition April 14-18 2008, Dubrovnik, Croatia

S.T.M. van den Bogaard s.t.m.vandenbogaard@students.uu.nl

Polish workers in The Netherlands: a new wave of permanent labour migration?

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1. 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2. 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3. 3.1 3.2 4. 4.1 4.2 5. Introduction................................................................................ 3 A long history........................................................................... 3 From temporary to permanent migration ..................................... 3 Who are these Polish labour migrants? ........................................ 3 Main question and paper outline ................................................. 4 Theoretical framework ................................................................. 4 An era of increasing migration.................................................... 4 A changing perspective on labour migration ................................. 4 Pendular migration ................................................................... 5 Guest workers compared ........................................................... 6 Empirical data............................................................................. 7 Method.................................................................................... 7 Survey outcomes...................................................................... 8 Conclusion.................................................................................. 8 Polish workers in The Netherlands .............................................. 9 Consequences for inclusion and exclusion .................................... 9 References ................................................................................10

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References: CBS (Central Bureau for Statistics) (2008) Dale, G. (1999) ‘Introduction’. In: Dale, G. & M. Cole (eds.) The European Union and migrant labour. Oxford/New York: Berg Engbersen, G. (2008) ‘Liquid migration in Europe’. Lecture during fifth course on Inclusion and Exclusion in Contemporary European Societies. Dubrovnik: April 14 Rath, J. (1999) ‘The Netherlands: A Dutch Treat For Anti-Social Families And Immigrant Ethnic Minorities’. In: Dale, G. & M. Cole (eds.) The European Union and migrant labour. Oxford/New York: Berg Trappenburg, M. (2003) ‘Had het anders gekund?’. In: Pellikaan, H. & M. Trappenburg (eds.) Politiek in de multiculturele samenleving. Amsterdam: Boom United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (1998) In-depth studies on migration in central and eastern Europe: the case of Poland. New York/Geneva: United Nations WRR (Scientific Council for Government Policy) (2001) Nederland als een immigratiesamenleving (The Netherlands as an immigration society). Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers 10 S.T.M. van den Bogaard

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