The path of social integration of migrants in poverty alleviation relocation: A case study of dongchuan from Yunnan plateau mountainous areas
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2024-08-17
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Poverty eradication is a critical objective of the Un 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. China’s Poverty
Alleviation Relocation (PAR) has made positive contributions to global poverty alleviation. The success of PAR
depends on identifying factors affecting migrants’ intentions to move and understanding their lives post-PAR,
which is usually ignored in the literature. Therefore, based on the social integration theory, this study adopts
a structural equation modeling framework to empirically explore the social integration process of PAR migrants
using the sample data sourced from a survey on the resettlement site in Yunnan province, China. The results show
that the social integration of PAR migrants goes through the path of economic integration, community integration,
and psychological integration, where community and social support help migrants to transition from
improving economic standards of living to finding a place attachment and being a member of the new community.
The empirical evidence indicates policymakers should consider providing support for PAR migrants to
participate in community activities and engage with residents to gain social capital for them to adapt to the new
community.
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Feng L, Yang W, yun J, zhang Y. (2024). The path of social integration of migrants in poverty alleviation relocation: A case study of dongchuan from Yunnan plateau mountainous areas. Journal of Rural Studies. 110.