Migration and (Im)Mobility : Biographical Experiences of Polish Migrants in Germany and Canada

In her endeavour to overcome the established methodological, conceptual, and empirical dualism of mobility and migration, Anna Xymena Wieczorek develops a "mobilities perspective" by combining migration studies theories with approaches of the mobility studies. With the help of rich empirical data gathered among young adults of Polish heritage in Germany and Canada, Wieczorek conceptualizes three patterns of (im)mobility which illustrate the diversity of immigrants' geographical movements after their initial migration. She thus reveals the different social configurations promoting or hindering the development, maintenance or shifting of each pattern in migrants' biographical trajectories. Contents List of Tables, Figures, and Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction: How We Think of Migration and Mobility Part I: A Proposition: Examining Migrants’ Mobilities through Biographies 1 From “Classical” and “New” Approaches in Migration Studies to the “Mobilities Perspective” on Migration 2 (Im)Mobile Individuals: Studying Their Biographies Part II: Patterns of (Im)Mobility: Reading Lives and Interpreting Biographical Narratives Excursus on the Country of Origin: Poland 3 Immobility: The Immobile Pattern of Mobility 4 Transmobility: The Transnational Pattern of Mobility 5 Cosmobility: The Cosmopolitan Pattern of Mobility Part III: Making Sense of Movements: Towards a “Mobilities Perspective” in Migration Studies 6 Revisiting Migration through the Patterns of (Im)Mobility Conclusion: How to Rethink Migration and Mobility References