AGATA G RNY is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economic Sciences, Warsaw University. Since 1995, she has been a Research Fellow at the Centre of Migration Research, Warsaw University. Her research focuses on patterns of migration and the adaptation of ex-USSR migrants coming to Poland. A great part of her work is also devoted to the application of qualitative methods in migration research. She publishes in Poland and elsewhere. PAOLO RUSPINI is a Political Scientist. Formerly Marie Curie Research Fellow, he is Associate Fellow at the Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations, Uni