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Poles Apart? East Europeans and East London

Thursday 18 January 2007

Immigrants from Poland and other EU accession states form the largest contemporary influx of people into Britain in recent times. How has East London received them?

The new issue of Rising East www.risingeast.org, now live online, takes soundings from the East End and examines Eastern European immigration in social and cultural contexts. Features include:

  • Urszula Michalik and Malgorzata Konopnicka on why their compatriots go West
  • For and Against London by Natalia Paskiewicz
  • Hungary’s immigration panic by Andrea Sinkovics Terezak
  • Warm reception from East London students by Sandra Miguel
  • Polish hip hop in the Cargo club by Shaheen Sadough

Other topics in this issue include the Olympic race to deliver London 2012 on time and on budget; the appeal for private sector investment to make the Gateway a reality, and the absence of public space.

  • The State of the Gateway: Ruth Kelly sampled and mixed into debate with local residents
  • Game On: will London 2012 win the race against the clock? Londoners’ views at odds with Mayor Ken and the chief executive of the Olympic Delivery Authority
  • My Space: what people do to make a bit of East London their own
  • Photo-Essay: Should I Stay or Should I Go? - Travellers awaiting site verdict
  • Captain Nemesis on the regeneration name game

Rising East Online combines analysis and scholarly work with reportage, comment, reviews, interviews and illustration. It is published quarterly by the London East Research Institute at the University of East London (UEL).

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For details and pictures contact Patrick Wilson: 020 8223 2061 or 07951 797 975

Notes to Editors

The University of East London (UEL) is a global learning community with over 28,000 students from over 120 countries world-wide. Our vision is to achieve recognition, both nationally and internationally, as a successful and inclusive regional university proud of its diversity, committed to new modes of learning which focus on students and enhance their employability, and renowned for our contribution to social, cultural and economic development, especially through our research and scholarship. We have a strong track-record in widening participation and working with industry.

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