Rhys Dafydd Jones works at the Department of Geography & Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University.Catrin Wyn Edwards is a lecturer in the Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University. She is an expert on migration, sanctuary and nationalism. Catrin convenes Migration Research Wales, a WISERD research network.Laura Shobiye is a Lecturer in Social policy and Practice at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Her research specialisms are race and migration, particularly refugee education and the intersectionality of race and gender. She is an active member of both the Welsh Refugee Coalition and the Migration Research Wales Network, and a co-founder of the UK’s National Centre for Research Method’s collaborative and participatory special interest group; she is also a trustee for the Birth Partner Project and the Bevan Foundation in Wales.

This welcome collection provides an impressive analysis of relations and processes affecting migrations into Wales. It offers novel empirical case studies and new critical cross-disciplinary approaches to explore the diverse effects of cross-border movements facing contemporary Wales. Clear and engaging, it provides an important resource for population scholars.

• Series forewordAcknowledgmentsList of illustrations, figures and tablesList of abbreviationsList of contributorsChapter One – Rethinking Migration and Diversity in Wales: Towards an Intersectional ApproachCatrin Wyn Edwards, Laura Shobiye and Rhys Dafydd JonesChapter Two – International Migration and the Welsh Language: Exploring an Interdisciplinary Framework for Linguistic IntegrationGwennan HighamChapter Three – Speak to Me: A Creative and Participatory Approach to Language Education for InclusionBarrie Llewelyn and Mike ChickChapter Four – From City to Nation of Sanctuary? Moving Scalar Imaginaries of Citizenship and National Identity in WalesFranz Bernhardt, Catrin Wyn Edwards and Rhys Dafydd JonesChapter Five – Creating a Welcoming Nation in a Hostile Environment: LGBTQ+ Precarious ExperiencesOurania Vamvaka-TatsiChapter Six – Mothers’ Narratives of Transitions and Resilience Through Social LearningLaura ShobiyeChapter Seven – EU Migrants in Wales: Still Welcome?Stephen Drinkwater, Taulant Guma, Bryonny Goodwin-Hawkins and RhysDafydd JonesChapter Eight – Ageing and Migration into Rural Wales: A Counter-Narrative to the Rhetoric of Burden and DependencyJesse Heley and Rachel Rahman

Rhys Dafydd Jones works at the Department of Geography & Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University.Catrin Wyn Edwards is a lecturer in the Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University. She is an expert on migration, sanctuary and nationalism. Catrin convenes Migration Research Wales, a WISERD research network.Laura Shobiye is a Lecturer in Social policy and Practice at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Her research specialisms are race and migration, particularly refugee education and the intersectionality of race and gender. She is an active member of both the Welsh Refugee Coalition and the Migration Research Wales Network, and a co-founder of the UK’s National Centre for Research Method’s collaborative and participatory special interest group; she is also a trustee for the Birth Partner Project and the Bevan Foundation in Wales.

This welcome collection provides an impressive analysis of relations and processes affecting migrations into Wales. It offers novel empirical case studies and new critical cross-disciplinary approaches to explore the diverse effects of cross-border movements facing contemporary Wales. Clear and engaging, it provides an important resource for population scholars.

• Series forewordAcknowledgmentsList of illustrations, figures and tablesList of abbreviationsList of contributorsChapter One – Rethinking Migration and Diversity in Wales: Towards an Intersectional ApproachCatrin Wyn Edwards, Laura Shobiye and Rhys Dafydd JonesChapter Two – International Migration and the Welsh Language: Exploring an Interdisciplinary Framework for Linguistic IntegrationGwennan HighamChapter Three – Speak to Me: A Creative and Participatory Approach to Language Education for InclusionBarrie Llewelyn and Mike ChickChapter Four – From City to Nation of Sanctuary? Moving Scalar Imaginaries of Citizenship and National Identity in WalesFranz Bernhardt, Catrin Wyn Edwards and Rhys Dafydd JonesChapter Five – Creating a Welcoming Nation in a Hostile Environment: LGBTQ+ Precarious ExperiencesOurania Vamvaka-TatsiChapter Six – Mothers’ Narratives of Transitions and Resilience Through Social LearningLaura ShobiyeChapter Seven – EU Migrants in Wales: Still Welcome?Stephen Drinkwater, Taulant Guma, Bryonny Goodwin-Hawkins and RhysDafydd JonesChapter Eight – Ageing and Migration into Rural Wales: A Counter-Narrative to the Rhetoric of Burden and DependencyJesse Heley and Rachel Rahman