Abstract
Drawing on Elias and Scotson's theory of established/outsider relations, in this paper we argue that migrants can be outsiders in one spatial context and established in another simultaneously. Our empirical focus is the situations and experiences of migrant workers from Central and Eastern Europe in four towns across Wales. While their position as outsiders is reinforced in the occupational spaces of meat-processing factories, outside the workplace a small but growing number of migrants are engaging in entrepreneurial activities that create new spaces of cultural diversity. We argue that this is having a wider affective impact on established/outsider relations.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 255-268 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Space and Polity |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2014 |
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John Lever
- Department of Management - Reader - Sustainable and Resilient Communities
- School of Business, Education and Law
- Centre for Sustainability, Responsibility, Governance and Ethics - Director
- Secure Societies Institute
- Centre for Climate Resilient Societies
Person: Academic