01843nas a2200193 4500008004100000022001400041245011600055210006900171300001000240490000600250520112600256653001901382653003501401653002101436653002501457653001401482100002401496856012901520 2020 eng d a2300-168200aHabitus Mismatch and Suffering Experienced by Polish Migrants Working below their Qualification Level in Norway0 aHabitus Mismatch and Suffering Experienced by Polish Migrants Wo a71-880 v93 a

Recent research has reported that an increasing number of migrants in Norway are concentrated in the low-skilled sectors of the labour market, irrespective of their educational background, thus facilitating the formation of migrant niches in the long term. Despite the growing body of literature that raises the problem of downward professional mobility and deskilling among migrant populations, little scholarly attention has been paid to migrants’ struggles and vulnerabilities as a result of underemployment. Drawing on 30 in-depth interviews, this article explores the common experience of habitus mismatch and suffering among Poles who have worked below their level of competence or professional experience since migrating to Norway. By analysing subjective experiences of downward professional and social mobility and the conflict between valued and stigmatised identities, the article examines the various habitus mismatches that contribute to suffering in downwardly mobile Polish migrants.

 

10aclass mobility10adownward professional mobility10ahabitus mismatch10astigmatised identity10asuffering1 aPrzybyszewska, Anna uhttps://ceemr.uw.edu.pl/content/habitus-mismatch-and-suffering-experienced-polish-migrants-working-below-their-qualification