Negotiating belonging through civic participation: Polish migrant workers in Northern Ireland

Jenny McCurry

Chapter 18 in Handbook of Labour Geography, 2025, pp 316-328 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter explores the role of place in shaping the civic participation of Polish migrants to Northern Ireland. Drawing on extensive primary research with Polish migrant workers carried out in 2014 and 2015, it explores their participation in both established civil society organisations and newly-founded Polish diaspora organisations, illustrating how civic engagement enables migrants to develop a sense of belonging and attachment to place. The chapter puts forward the idea of the ‘place-based contract’ which helps to conceptualise how migrants conceive of, and justify their claims to, belonging. As these attachments are formed in particular places and contexts, it is important to analyse this intersection of place and belonging in shaping membership of particular communities and to consider how this influences civic participation within a deeply divided society.

Keywords: Polish; Migration; Citizenship; Belonging; Place; Civic participation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781785363399
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