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A.Stenning,A.Słowik(Edited),Post-AccessionMigrationinEuropeaPolishCaseStudy,Kraków2011
ISBN:978-83-7587-702-1,©byOficynaWydawnicza„Impuls”2011
PrefaceandAcknowledgements
Teissueofmigrationfromtherecentaccessionstatestotheolder
EUmemberstateshasattractedconsiderableattentionfrombothpolicyand
academicspheres,butrelativelylittleofthisworkhasfocusedexplicitlyonthe
geographiesofthismigration.Tisbookseekstoconnectongoingworkonpost-
socialistmigrationwithinEuropetoanexplorationofkeygeographicalthemes,
suchascommunity,transnationality,localandregionalidentities,mobilityand
movement,networks,diasporas,locallabourmarkets,cohesion,andintegration.
Itincludespaperswhichreflectnotonlyonacademicwork,butalsoonpolicy
andpracticeengagementswithincommunities,andpartofthebookwillbegiv-
enovertoshortarticlesbypractitioners.
Tepaperspublishedherewerefirstpresentedataseminarorganisedinthe
SchoolofGeography,PoliticsandSociologyatNewcastleUniversityinJune
2009,whenAnetaSłowikwasbasedinNewcastleasavisitinglecturer.Inaddi-
tiontofinancialandadministrativesupportfromtheSchool,wegratefullyac-
knowledgethesupportoftheCentreforRussian,CentralandEastEuropean
Studies(CRCEES)intheorganisingofthisseminar.Wearealsoverygrateful
toallthosewhopresentedtheirworkattheseminar,andtotheotherswhoat-
tendedandparticipatedintheengageddiscussionsduringtheday.
Weare,ofcourse,especiallygratefultothosewhosubmittedchapterstothis
publication;withouttheirencouragementandengagement,thisbookwouldnot
havereachedpublication.DrKathyBurrellactedasdiscussantduringthesemi-
narandsubsequentlyreviewedandcommentedonthesubmittedchapters.We
aretremendouslygratefultoherforcontributiontothisvolume.
AlisonStenning,NewcastleUniversity,UK
AnetaSłowik,UniversityofLowerSilesia,Wrocław,PL