TY - JOUR
TI - Spatial distribution of post-EU-entry Polish immigrants in Great Britain together with an analysis of the scale immigration of Poles to Great Britain
AU - Gałka, Jadwiga
TI - Spatial distribution of post-EU-entry Polish immigrants in Great Britain together with an analysis of the scale immigration of Poles to Great Britain
AB - 
	The post-EU-entry emigration of Poles was one of the most important events in Polish history. In addition to traditional patterns of international mobility, a completely new direction for Polish emigrants became Ireland and the UK. Post-EU-entry emigration from Central and Eastern Europe (mainly from Poland) was one of the main factors shaping the image and ethnic structure of contemporary Great Britain. Not surprisingly, it has been recognized as one of the most important events in the migration history of Great Britain. The purpose of this paper is to examine the scale of Polish immigration to the UK in light of British statistical sources. The paper attempts to show not only a change in migrant flow, but also provides the demographic and social characteristics of this group of people and its spatial distribution. In addition, the paper describes the principal UK sources of information on the scale of post-EU-entry migration.
VL - 2012
IS - ISSUE 129
PY - 2012
SN - 1644-3586
C1 - 2083-3113
SP - 7
EP - 22
DO - 10.4467/20833113PG.12.011.0519
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/prace-geograficzne/article/przestrzenne-rozmieszczenie-poakcesyjnych-imigrantow-z-polski-w-wielkiej-brytanii-wraz-z-analiza-skali-imigracji-z-polski
KW - post-EU-entry emigration
KW - Poland
KW - Great Britain
KW - unique distribution of Poles