Location, location? A critical examination of patterns and determinants of internal mobility among post-accession polish migrants in the UK

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 671-687

  Trevena, Paulina ^a   Mcghee, Derek ^a   Heath, Sue ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Internal migration; International migration; Post accession Polish migrants; The UK

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL MIGRATION; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; MOBILITY; RELOCATION; RETURN MIGRATION; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ENGLAND; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84885023925     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.1788     Document Type: Article

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