Cook, J, Dwyer, P and Waite, LJ (2011) 'Good relations' among neighbours and workmates? The everyday encounters of Accession 8 migrants and established communities in urban England. Population, Space and Place, 17 (6). 727 - 741. ISSN 1544-8444
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.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This is the accepted version of the following article: Cook, J., Dwyer, P. and Waite, L. (2011), ‘Good relations’ among neighbours and workmates? The everyday encounters of Accession 8 migrants and established communities in Urban England. Population, Space and Place, 17: 727–741 which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/psp.638 |
Keywords: | A8 migration; integration; neighbourhood; mixing; good relations; everyday encounters |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Geography (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 19 Nov 2014 14:39 |
Last Modified: | 19 Nov 2014 14:39 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/psp.638 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/psp.638 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:81292 |