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Based on ethnographic data, this revealing study presents a humane and realistic account of Romanian economic migrants and their life in the UK, providing a more balanced picture of the way new immigrant groups are depicted and popularly perceived.

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1. Being Romanian in London 2. A Short History of Migration to the UK: From Post War to New Labour 3. Politics and Immigration in Context: Some theoretical notes 4. ´The slaves of Europe´: The Economic Realities of Life in London for Romanians 5. Cultural Confusion and the Confusion of Culture: ´Roma´, Romanians and the Exposure to Consumer to Culture 6. From Communism to ´democracy´: Political Disintegration, Globalization and the Mass Exodus from the Motherland 7. Discussion: Towards a socio-politico-subjective appreciation of immigration

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Daniel Briggs is Professor of Criminology at the Universidad Europea, Madrid, Spain.

Dorina Dobre is a Research Assistant at the University of East London, UK and is also a researcher for the local government in London.

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