"Earning Money, Learning the Language : Slovak Au Pairs and their Passage to Adulthood" . . . . . . "1"^^ . . . "1"^^ . "9781409467878" . "Ashgate" . "Farnham" . "202"^^ . "au pair; migration; rite de passage; neo-liberalism"@en . . "Neuveden" . "This chapter contextualises the motivations of Slovak women for au pair migration by relating them to neo-liberal interpretations of post/socialism and discourse of neo-liberal governmentality (MacNay 2009). Based on long-term ethnographic fieldwork amongst Slovak au pairs in working in London, Seker\u00E1kov\u00E1 B\u00FArikov\u00E1 shows how prospective au pairs have come to a temporary stay in Western countries as necessary for their careers and their personal development. When interviewed about their motivations to migrate, au pairs mention importance of studying the language, learning new skills and improving their chances for better employment. These interpretations of au pair migration dovetail descriptions of neoliberal personhood and enterprising selves calculating profits of their actions and actively projecting themselves and their future (Rose 1996)." . "RIV/00216224:14230/14:00073434!RIV15-GA0-14230___" . "Neoliberalism, Personhood, and Postsocialism : Enterprising Selves in Changing Economies" . "Earning Money, Learning the Language : Slovak Au Pairs and their Passage to Adulthood"@en . . . . . "RIV/00216224:14230/14:00073434" . "Seker\u00E1kov\u00E1 B\u00FArikov\u00E1, Zuzana" . "Earning Money, Learning the Language : Slovak Au Pairs and their Passage to Adulthood"@en . . "P(GP13-11062P)" . "14230" . . "12824" . . . "Earning Money, Learning the Language : Slovak Au Pairs and their Passage to Adulthood" . "17"^^ . "This chapter contextualises the motivations of Slovak women for au pair migration by relating them to neo-liberal interpretations of post/socialism and discourse of neo-liberal governmentality (MacNay 2009). Based on long-term ethnographic fieldwork amongst Slovak au pairs in working in London, Seker\u00E1kov\u00E1 B\u00FArikov\u00E1 shows how prospective au pairs have come to a temporary stay in Western countries as necessary for their careers and their personal development. When interviewed about their motivations to migrate, au pairs mention importance of studying the language, learning new skills and improving their chances for better employment. These interpretations of au pair migration dovetail descriptions of neoliberal personhood and enterprising selves calculating profits of their actions and actively projecting themselves and their future (Rose 1996)."@en . "[FA6A95C56C52]" .