Migraciones Internacionales
Volume 8, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 9-40

Lack of migrant involvement in environmental migration projects in Western China [La falta de involucramiento de los migrantes en proyectos de migración ambiental en China Occidental] (Article)

Yang H. , Dubé F. , Huang L.
  • a Department of Economics and Management, Ningxia University, China, Xinhua College, Ningxia University, China
  • b Department of Economics and Management, Ningxia University, China
  • c Department of Economics and Management, Ningxia University, China, Center for Research on the Development of Western China, Ningxia University, China

Abstract

Policies of forced migration due to environmental degradation expose migrants to a number of potential risks, particularly in developing and newly industrialized countries such as China. This article aims to explore the contribution of institutional governance and migrant participation to the mitigation of these risks. Based on an empirical survey conducted in two villages in China’s Ningxia province, we consider the interactive relations between migrants and local government, and find that the participatory nature of local institutions (or lack thereof) plays a fundamental role in determining the success of migration policies. Thus, the risks of social dislocation are not inevitable consequences imposed on migrants: When given the opportunity, they can adapt, influence, and improve resettlement projects in order to mitigate the risks to which they are exposed. © 2016, El Colegio de la Frontiera Norte. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

Environmental migration China Forced migration Governance Ningxia

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Link
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ISSN: 16658906
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English