Ciencia Rural
Volume 49, Issue 8, 2019

Sense of belonging and social identity on the settlement intentions of rural-urban migrants: Evidence from China [O efeito do senso e identidade social nas intenções de assentamento de migrantes rurais-urbanos: Evidências da China] (Article) (Open Access)

Liu Z. , Zhang Y. , Zheng Y. , Lan J.* , Zhang G.
  • a School of Business, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
  • b Honor College, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
  • c United Nations Development Programme in China, Beijing, China
  • d College of Public Administration, Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang, Nanjing, 210095, China
  • e School of Business, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China

Abstract

Drawing upon data from the China Labor-force Dynamics Survey (CLDS) of 2012 and 2014, this paper uses the panel binary choice model to examine the determinants of the settlement intentions of rural-urban migrants. Results showed that both a sense of belonging and social identity play important roles in determining rural-urban migrants’ settlement decisions. Besides these, wage, education, and health also affect the willingness of migrant workers to settle in a given area. Therefore, to promote urbanization, policy-makers should pay attention to the subjective demands of rural-urban migrants. We suggested that decision- and policy-makers help such migrants improve their social networks and eliminate identity discrimination, so as to encourage their willingness to settle in cities. © 2019, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

China Sense of belonging Rural-urban migrants Settlement intention Social identity

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85073301356&doi=10.1590%2f0103-8478cr20190979&partnerID=40&md5=2eb97570608808ec5c208b3226e6d43e
DOI: 10.1590/0103-8478cr20190979
ISSN: 01038478
Original Language: English