ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts covered in the preceding chapters of this book. The book points out the fundamental importance of conditions and contexts in Poland for framing contemporary migratory trends. Economic dynamics have been pivotal in pushing people to move away from Poland, and even though many other factors have been at play crucially the role of the UK in opening its labour market. It paints a picture of Poland as a country which is still experiencing sufficient economic difficulties to make emigration an attractive option for a significant proportion of the population, and young people especially. The important notion of a generational identity is discussed the shared experience of socialist to post-socialist transformation among young people in Poland. The other post-socialist countries have similar histories, the specificities of Poland's socialist and post-socialist pasts are carried forward in the memories and perceptions of the recent migrants, helping to mark out a shared ethnicity once in the UK.
