Transnational studies emphasize the continuous social presence of transnationally mobile people in their countries of origin. However, some of these individuals will disappear, bringing affective turmoil and uncertainty to the families left behind. Although research has focused on political indifference towards undocumented missing migrants, the effects of other mobility regimes on disappearances remain understudied. I explore patterns of Polish transnational disappearance. Poles as European Union citizens occupy a space of privileged mobility. Yet, I argue, they are also susceptible to disappearance and institutional disregard. I analyse four categories of Polish transnationally missing: temporary migrant workers, settled migrants, truck drivers and tourists. I show that each category carries a specific mobile status and an associated perception of vulnerability and traceability, both of which affect the governance of the search. The stratified reaction to Polish disappearances reflects a global mobility hierarchy and exemplifies the exclusionary practices of transnational governance.

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跨国失踪的概念：波兰人在国外失踪和搜寻管理

跨国研究强调跨国流动人口在其原籍国的持续社会存在。然而，其中一些人会消失，给留下的家庭带来情感上的混乱和不确定性。尽管研究的重点是对无证失踪移民的政治冷漠，但其他流动制度对失踪的影响仍未得到充分研究。我探索波兰跨国失踪的模式。波兰人作为欧盟公民占据着享有特权的流动空间。然而，我认为，它们也很容易消失和被机构忽视。我分析了四类波兰跨国失踪人员：临时移民工人、定居移民、卡车司机和游客。我表明每个类别都具有特定的移动状态以及相关的漏洞和可追溯性感知，这两者都会影响搜索的治理。对波兰失踪事件的分层反应反映了全球流动等级制度，并体现了跨国治理的排他性做法。