Polish Migrants: Resourceful Transnationals or Guest Workers?
Since the 1990s, a new approach has been gaining ground in migration studies. While the classical paradigm saw migration as a once-in-a-lifetime event that would ultimately lead to assimilation into the receiving society, or to a permanent return, research into “transnational” migration highlights how migrants can maintain ties in more than one national society. This approach was developed on the basis of the North American experience, but similar...