EU enlargement and au pairing in the UK: the experiences and migratory strategies of Slovak au pairs
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14230%2F16%3A00088499" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14230/16:00088499 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/njmr-2016-0030" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/njmr-2016-0030</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/njmr-2016-0030" target="_blank" >10.1515/njmr-2016-0030</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
EU enlargement and au pairing in the UK: the experiences and migratory strategies of Slovak au pairs
Original language description
This article draws upon ethnographic fieldwork on Slovak au pairs in the UK during 2004 and 2005. Connecting the macro level of regulations (i.e. immigration rules regarding au pairs, the visa regime, and access to the labour market) with the micro level of relationships within host households, I examine the migration experiences of Slovak au pairs during the time of EU enlargement. I argue that the abolishment of UK visas and unlimited access to the UK labour market affected the working conditions of au pairs and enabled Slovak citizens to make au pairing part of larger migration projects. The experience of au pairs demonstrates that when considering the role of migration status in the experience of paid domestic workers, we have to consider the wider context of being a migrant, not merely the particular visa-regime.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50404 - Anthropology, ethnology
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GP13-11062P" target="_blank" >GP13-11062P: Paid Childcare and Domestic Work in the Czech Republic and Slovakia</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2016
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Nordic Journal of Migration Research
ISSN
1799-649X
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
6
Issue of the periodical within the volume
4
Country of publishing house
PL - POLAND
Number of pages
8
Pages from-to
207-214
UT code for WoS article
000409048600003
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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