Migration, representations and social relations: Experiences of Jharkhand labour to Western Uttar Pradesh

Rao, Nitya and Mitra, Amit (2013) Migration, representations and social relations: Experiences of Jharkhand labour to Western Uttar Pradesh. Journal of Development Studies, 49 (6). pp. 846-860. ISSN 0022-0388

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Abstract

Studying a stream of migration from Jharkhand to western Uttar Pradesh (UP), this article focuses on the work and life experiences of migrant labour from tribal India. Based on an in-depth study of a Jharkhand village, alongside a briefer stint at the destination village in UP, it examines the micro-level nuances and complexity of migrant labour movements and their often unexpected and unrecognised social consequences, particularly, the renegotiation of class and gender relations at home and the destination. Apart from pointing to the deep interconnections between the relations of production and reproduction, it demonstrates how the use of distinct representations of work and life due to spatial distanciation contribute to renegotiating both labour relations and social identities.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development) University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Literacy and Development Group Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Gender and Development Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Life Course, Migration and Wellbeing Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Health and Disease University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	16 Jul 2013 08:49
Last Modified:	28 Mar 2025 05:13
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/42978
DOI:	10.1080/00220388.2013.778399

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