Pszczółkowska, Dominika, author. text eng "This book reveals how decisions regarding where to migrate are made, what factors are considered, how these change over time and why some destinations are more attractive to certain categories of people. Based on rich existent, and new data, the book explains the destination choices of Polish migrants to the four most frequently chosen destinations countries: the UK, Ireland, Germany, and the Netherlands. Examined through a sophisticated theoretical framework allowing for the incorporation of factors resulting from several fields - public policies, the political climate, demography, and migration theories - it paints a nuanced and balanced picture of European migration. This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of migration studies, Central and Eastern European politics, and more broadly to sociology, political science, social geography and international relations"-- Includes bibliographical references and index. Two decades of East-West migration in the enlarged European Union -- Push and pull factors of post-accession migrations from Poland -- Why are theories of migration so poor at explaining destination choice? -- Recruiting respondents and conducting qualitative migration research online -- The United Kingdom: Where the wild things were -- Ireland: Where the calm things were -- Germany: The convenient life near home -- The Netherlands: The second-best destination -- Reasons to remain: Liquid migrants seeking solid lives. Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. Human geography--Poland. Migration, Internal--Europe. Polish people--Great Britain. Polish people--Ireland. Polish people--Germany. Polish people--Netherlands. Great Britain--Emigration and immigration. Ireland--Emigration and immigration. Germany--Emigration and immigration. Netherlands--Emigration and immigration. How migrants choose their destinations https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2023055507 URN:ISBN:9781003382720 URN:ISBN: URN:ISBN: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International