Papers by Veronika Dvorakova
This paper examines the pre‐ and post‐Brexit experiences and perspectives of migrants from three ... more This paper examines the pre‐ and post‐Brexit experiences and perspectives of migrants from three “new” European Union (EU) countries—Latvia, Poland, and Slovakia—who are living and working or studying in the London area. Deploying the key concepts of power‐geometry and relational space, the analysis explores the way that Brexit impacted the migrants' connections to the U.K. “bounded space” and their ongoing mobility behaviour and plans. Empirical evidence comes from 35 in‐depth interviews with migrants, most of whom were interviewed both before and after the referendum of June 23, 2016. We find that migrants are unequally positioned socio‐spatially to deal with the new power‐geometries resulting from Brexit, and we detect diverging trajectories between the more highly skilled and high‐achieving EU citizens and the more disadvantaged low‐skilled labour migrants. First, we probe the uncertainties brought about by juridical status, related to the length of stay in Britain. Second, we explore personal and professional connections and disruptions. Third, we question how the power‐geometries of time, juridical status, and personal/professional connections/disruptions shape future mobility plans.
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This working paper sets out to understand the impact of the free intra-EU mobility and national b... more This working paper sets out to understand the impact of the free intra-EU mobility and national belonging on shaping the identities of young migrants within the European Union (EU), with a particular case-study of Slovak migrants in the London area. Through exploration of the individual journeys and stories of 19 young Slovak migrants, the paper explores how the process of migration and mobility impacts on migrants’ identities and their sense of home and belonging, as well as the role that their national identity and citizenship plays in this process. Results empirically demonstrate that free movement and expanded mobility have on the whole not eroded the distinct national identities and citizenship of Slovak migrants in the UK. Rather, the combination of migration with legal status has facilitated their development of multiple
belongings and a temporary mind-set that in turn enables them to differentiate themselves from migrants in the conventional negative sense created by a nationalist discourse. In the final section of the paper I turn to a brief examination of the impact of ‘Brexit’ on the thoughts and future plans of these migrants, based on some post-Brexit conversations with 11 of the interviewees.
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belongings and a temporary mind-set that in turn enables them to differentiate themselves from migrants in the conventional negative sense created by a nationalist discourse. In the final section of the paper I turn to a brief examination of the impact of ‘Brexit’ on the thoughts and future plans of these migrants, based on some post-Brexit conversations with 11 of the interviewees.
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belongings and a temporary mind-set that in turn enables them to differentiate themselves from migrants in the conventional negative sense created by a nationalist discourse. In the final section of the paper I turn to a brief examination of the impact of ‘Brexit’ on the thoughts and future plans of these migrants, based on some post-Brexit conversations with 11 of the interviewees.