Brigit Glorius, Izabela Grabowska-Lusińska &amp; Aimee Kuvik (eds.): Mobility in Transition. Migration Patterns After EU Enlargement

Paweł Strzelecki

doi:10.1007/s10680-015-9352-2

Abstract

Brigit Glorius, Izabela Grabowska-Lusińska & Aimee Kuvik (eds.): Mobility in Transition. Migration Patterns After EU Enlargement

Highlights

The EU enlargement in the beginning of twenty-first century can be seen by demographers as a huge natural experiment regarding migrations
The theory claims that stable social institutions are of fading relevance and are being replaced by flexible institutions
The descriptions itself largely repeat what we already know on this topic, but the value of these chapters lies in the way the authors interpret the findings by referring to the concept of the liquid migration

Summary

Introduction

The EU enlargement in the beginning of twenty-first century can be seen by demographers as a huge natural experiment regarding migrations. The term ‘‘mobility in transition’’, which was used in the title of the book, refers to so-called mobility transition hypothesis (Zelinsky 1971). The second term ‘‘liquid life’’ refers to post-modernistic sociological theory formulated by Bauman (2005).

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