This book sheds light on the complex experiences of asylum seekers and refugees
in Poland, against a local backdrop of openly anti-refugee political narratives and
strong opposition to sharing the responsibility for, and burden of, asylum seekers
arriving in the EU.
Through a multidimensional analysis, it highlights the processes of forced
migrant admission, reception and integration in a key EU frontier country that has
undergone a rapid migration status change from a transit to a host country. The book
examines rich qualitative material drawn from interviews conducted with forced
migrants with different legal statuses and with experts from public administration
at the central and local levels, NGOs, and other institutions involved in migration
governance in Poland. It discusses both opportunities for and limitations on forced
migrants’ adaptation in the social, economic, and political dimensions, as well as
their access to healthcare, education, the labour market, and social assistance.
This book will be of particular interest to scholars, students, policymakers,
and practitioners in migration and asylum studies, social policy, public policy,
international relations, EU studies/European integration, law, economics, and
sociology.