1st Edition

Convivial Cultures in Multicultural Cities Polish Migrant Women in Manchester and Barcelona

By Alina Rzepnikowska Copyright 2020
168 Pages
by Routledge

168 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

168 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The large-scale migration brought about by the expansion of the EU over a decade ago led to migration from less ethnically diverse countries to multicultural and super-diverse societies. This book examines the complex encounters between Polish migrant women and local populations in Manchester and Barcelona, with attention to the ways in which difference is negotiated and managed through everyday... Read more

1. Introduction: setting the context;  2. Conceptual considerations and the research;  3. Conviviality in Manchester and Barcelona (and their environs);  4. Conviviality in the workplace;  5. Brexit narratives: conviviality under threat?;  6. Conclusions: the future of conviviality in Manchester and Barcelona

Biography

Alina Rzepnikowksa is Lecturer in Sociology, the School of Social Sciences at the University of Manchester, UK.