Karolina Sobczak-Szelc is an Assistant Professor at the Centre of Migration Research of the University of Warsaw and the Centre for Advanced Studies of Population and Religion, Cracow University of Economics, Poland.Marta Pachocka is a Head of the Migration Policies Research Unit at the Centre of Migration Research of the University of Warsaw and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Studies of SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland.Konrad Pędziwiatr is a Professor in the Department of International Affairs of Cracow University of Economics and a Deputy Director of the Centre for Advanced Studies of Population and Religion, Cracow University of Economics, Poland. Justyna Szałańska is a Research Assistant at the Collegium of Socio-Economics in SGH Warsaw School of Economics and an Affiliate of the Centre of Migration Research of the University of Warsaw, Poland.Monika Szulecka is a Research Assistant at the Institute of Law Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences and an Affiliate of the Centre of Migration Research of the University of Warsaw, Poland.

• 1. Introduction 2. Poland’s position on the map of forced mobility in the European context 3. Securitisation of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Political and Media Discourses 4. The Institutional and Legal Basis of the Asylum System in Poland 5. Experiences in Accessing International Protection in Poland 6. Access of Asylum Seekers and Refugees to Education: the case of Polish Language Learning 7. Access to Housing by Asylum Seekers and Beneficiaries of International Protection 8. Integration of Asylum Seekers and Refugees on the Labour Market in Poland 9. Access to Healthcare by Asylum Seekers and Beneficiaries of International Protection in Poland 10. Until they Become Citizens: Refugees’ Rights, Civic Participation, and Belonging in Poland 11. Conclusions

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