Transnational families, while not new, are a rapidly increasing family form. Moreover, they
challenge our traditional methodological and theoretical conceptualizations of family life …

Within migration studies literature there is a tendency to assume that migrants have ready
access to kin and friendship networks which facilitate the migration and settling processes …

Developing on Granovetter's classic work on embeddedness in systems of social relations,
this paper proposes the concept of 'differentiated embedding'to explore how migrants …

Breastfeeding provides optimal nutrition for the healthy growth of infants and is associated
with reduced risks of infectious diseases, child and adult obesity, type 2 diabetes, and other …

There is growing interest in the role of migrants' social networks as sources of social capital.
Networks are, however, often conceptualized rather loosely and insufficient attention has …

The article examines the attitudes and strategies of a UK based employer as they developed
their use of migrant labour in the latest manifestation of a strategy that targeted groups of …

Drawing upon my long experience of qualitative migration research, this article uses the
concept of" multiple positionalities", to challenge the fixity of positionality underpinning …

Poland's accession to the European Union in May 2004 brought many new possibilities and
opportunities for Polish migrants to Britain. However, the focus on individual migrants has …

Migrant Women Transforming Citizenship develops essential insights concerning the notion
of transnational citizenship by means of the life stories of skilled and educated migrant …

This article is based on in-depth interviews with migrants in different locations in Poland and
the UK and explores Polish migrant decision making in both countries. In particular, we ask …