Cultures of Transnationality in European Migration

Karolina Barglowski is a Junior Professor of the Sociology of Migration at Technical University Dortmund, Germany. Her research focuses on social inequality, European migration, transnational social protection, qualitative methods and cultural sociology.

• Foreword Introduction 1. Migration, Culture and Inequality through the Lens of Expectations 2. Cultures of East-West Migration: The Case of Poland 3. Transnational Subjectivity in Post-Socialist Spaces 4. Inside the Transnational Family 5. Gender, Class and Culture: Unequal Opportunities for Moving 6. Cultures of Transnationality: Cultural Beliefs and Capacity to Move as Dimensions of Social Inequality Conclusion

"Cultures of Transnationality in European Migration offers an insightful theoretical framework for understanding the intertwining of migration, culture and inequality through an empirically rich study of Polish migration to Germany. Written in a compelling style that will appeal to academics and students alike, Barglowski innovatively uses the sensitizing concept of ‘expectations’ to understand transnational culture through detailed narratives of migrants." — Umut Erel, Senior Researcher in Sociology, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK"This erudite monograph makes a substantial contribution to the literature on migration and inequalities, examining gender, class and other axes of difference. It presents a case study of a large but under-researched group, Poles in Germany. The author’s focus on migrants’ expectations, rather than motivations, is a welcome corrective to standard but often distorting approaches to understanding why migrants behave the way they do." — Anne White, Professor of Polish Studies and Social and Political Science, UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, London, UK