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New representations of rural space: Eastern European migrants and the denial of poverty and deprivation in the English countryside (2018)
Journal Article
Pemberton, S., & Mackrell, P. (2018). New representations of rural space: Eastern European migrants and the denial of poverty and deprivation in the English countryside. Journal of Rural Studies, 49-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2018.01.009

To date, there has been relatively little focus on Eastern European 'accession' (EU8) migrants' representations of the rural in Western Europe. Through drawing on research conducted in England, this paper highlights how the materiality of the English... Read More about New representations of rural space: Eastern European migrants and the denial of poverty and deprivation in the English countryside.

Migrant place-making in super-diverse neighbourhoods: moving beyond ethno-national approaches (2018)
Journal Article
Pemberton, S., & Phillimore, J. (2018). Migrant place-making in super-diverse neighbourhoods: moving beyond ethno-national approaches. Urban Studies, 733-750. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098016656988

Whilst attention has previously focused on the importance of monolithic ethnic identities on migrant place-making, less attention has been paid to how place-making proceeds in super-diverse urban neighbourhoods where no single ethnic group predominat... Read More about Migrant place-making in super-diverse neighbourhoods: moving beyond ethno-national approaches.

Urban planning and the challenge of super-diversity (2017)
Journal Article
Pemberton. (2017). Urban planning and the challenge of super-diversity. Policy and Politics, 623 -641. https://doi.org/10.1332/030557316X14755958613727

Little attention to date has focused on the role of urban planning in responding to migration-related super-diversity. Through a focus on a city (Liverpool, UK) which is becoming increasingly super-diverse, the paper highlights the importance of clas... Read More about Urban planning and the challenge of super-diversity.

The UK migrant cap, migrant mobility and employer implications (2015)
Journal Article
Scullion, L., & Pemberton, S. (2015). The UK migrant cap, migrant mobility and employer implications. International Migration, 291 - 302 (11). https://doi.org/10.1111/imig.12068

Advocates of the “borderless world” thesis suggest that migrant workers can benefit from employment opportunities available everywhere, with workers simply migrating towards these opportunities. However, as global inequalities widen and potential glo... Read More about The UK migrant cap, migrant mobility and employer implications.