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‘Good relations’ among neighbours and workmates? The everyday encounters of Accession 8 migrants and established communities in Urban England

‘Good relations’ among neighbours and workmates? The everyday encounters of Accession 8 migrants... Drawing on data generated in a recently completed qualitative study in a northern, English city, this paper explores the everyday social encounters of Accession 8 (A8) migrants who entered the UK following the expansion of the European Union in 2004. A number of options from permanent residence in another Member State on the one hand, to more fleeting circulatory and multiple short‐term moves on the other, now exist for these new European citizens. The relatively short‐term and temporary residence of some A8 migrants calls into question the focus of much UK government policy, which emphasises the need for migrants to integrate into diverse yet cohesive communities. Against this backdrop, the aim of this paper is two‐fold. First, it considers the somewhat different character of A8 migration (encompassing a spectrum from permanency to temporariness) and what this means for routine experiences of mixing between new migrants and established host communities. Second, the paper explores such interactions in terms of ‘everyday encounters’ in both neighbourhood and work spaces and asks whether such spatio‐temporal practices and experiences enhance or inhibit the building of ‘good relations’ in a multicultural city. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Population, Space and Place Wiley

‘Good relations’ among neighbours and workmates? The everyday encounters of Accession 8 migrants and established communities in Urban England

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Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 2011 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
ISSN
1544-8444
eISSN
1544-8452
DOI
10.1002/psp.638
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Abstract

Drawing on data generated in a recently completed qualitative study in a northern, English city, this paper explores the everyday social encounters of Accession 8 (A8) migrants who entered the UK following the expansion of the European Union in 2004. A number of options from permanent residence in another Member State on the one hand, to more fleeting circulatory and multiple short‐term moves on the other, now exist for these new European citizens. The relatively short‐term and temporary residence of some A8 migrants calls into question the focus of much UK government policy, which emphasises the need for migrants to integrate into diverse yet cohesive communities. Against this backdrop, the aim of this paper is two‐fold. First, it considers the somewhat different character of A8 migration (encompassing a spectrum from permanency to temporariness) and what this means for routine experiences of mixing between new migrants and established host communities. Second, the paper explores such interactions in terms of ‘everyday encounters’ in both neighbourhood and work spaces and asks whether such spatio‐temporal practices and experiences enhance or inhibit the building of ‘good relations’ in a multicultural city. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Population, Space and PlaceWiley

Published: Nov 1, 2011

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