Do rural migrants ‘float’ in urban China? Neighbouring and neighbourhood sentiment in Beijing

Wu, Fulong; Logan, John

doi:10.1177/0042098015598745

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“…The transition from a planned to market-led economy has fundamentally changed how Chinese urban citizens interact with each other (Hazelzet & Wissink, 2012;Wu & Logan, 2015). The burgeoning middle class, who are the primary residents of commodified housing stock, rely instead on social ties outside of the neighbourhood and are less involved with neighbours (Li et al, 2012, p. 249).…”

Section: Migrant-local Social Relations and Neighbourhood Interactionmentioning

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“…Research so far has paid considerable attention to the frequency of local interactions ranging from visiting each other, mutual support and neighbourly communications (Forrest & Yip, 2007;Wang et al, 2016;Wu & Logan, 2015). However, less focus has been placed on the affective side of neighbourhood relations.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Affective neighbourly relations between migrant and local residents in Shanghai

Zheng

Zhang

2016

Urban Geography

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In urban China there is growing scholarly interest in neighbourhood social interaction, but most studies focus on overt neighbouring activities whilst less is known about the affective dimension of neighbourhood relations, such as mutual trust and care. By surveying 1,420 residents from Shanghai, this study examines the affective relationship between rural migrants and local urban neighbours and explores whether the frequency of neighbouring and contextual characteristics may affect this outcome. Our results show that residents who interact more with out-group neighbours also tend to describe their relationship with them as more caring and amicable. Furthermore, residents in working class neighbourhoods tend to rely on intergroup neighbouring as means of facilitating mutual trust. In contrast, residents of neighbourhoods with commodified housing stock already possess a strong affective relationship with out-group neighbours because of a shared identity as middle-class homeowners and, therefore, do not rely on neighbourly interactions as a facilitator of neighbourly trust.ARTICLE HISTORY

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Section: Migrant-local Social Relations and Neighbourhood Interactionmentioning

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Section: Migrant-local Social Relations and Neighbourhood Interactionmentioning

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Affective neighbourly relations between migrant and local residents in Shanghai

Zheng

Zhang

2016

Urban Geography

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“…Additionally, Wang et al (2017c) found that there is a large portion of commodity residents who believe that residents are taking good care of each other and consider their neighbours as trustworthy. Recent studies also find that neighbouring is an important form of social networking for rural migrants (Liu et al, 2017a;Liu et al, 2017b;Wu & Logan, 2016). Compared to native residents whose social networks are no longer bound by the locality (Hazelzet & Wissink, 2012), rural migrants only have a limited social network in the city and rely on neighbourly relations as a means to receive support and exchange information (Wu & Logan, 2016).…”

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“…Recent studies also find that neighbouring is an important form of social networking for rural migrants (Liu et al, 2017a;Liu et al, 2017b;Wu & Logan, 2016). Compared to native residents whose social networks are no longer bound by the locality (Hazelzet & Wissink, 2012), rural migrants only have a limited social network in the city and rely on neighbourly relations as a means to receive support and exchange information (Wu & Logan, 2016). Rural migrants engage in both in-group neighbourly relations with fellow migrants and intergroup neighbourly relations with native neighbours (Wang et al, 2016).…”

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The contribution of intergroup neighbouring to community participation: Evidence from Shanghai

Zheng

Zhang

2019

Urban Studies

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What kind of neighbouring might enhance participation in community activities? Using a 1420-sized household survey collected in Shanghai, this paper examines the relationship between different types of neighbouring and community participation. Our results show that in-group neighbouring between residents belonging to the same social group does not have a direct effect on community participation. Instead intergroup neighbouring between migrant and local neighbours can lead to more willingness to take part in community activities. Owing to the unequal power configuration between minority and majority groups living in the same locality, intergroup neighbouring can help break down existing barriers between migrant residents and local residents who are mostly in charge of organising community activities. Our findings contribute to a better conceptualisation of neighbouring and community participation, which so far has focused on the quantity of neighbouring but largely ignored the types of neighbouring.

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“…Some recent works on the changing demographics, ambitions and identifications of migrants include Connelly et al . (); Zhu and Chen (); Chen and Wang (); Wu and Logan (); and Chen and Fan (); Nalini et al (2017).…”

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Spatiality, belonging and citizenship in the age of migration in contemporary China

Kochan

2019

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While internal migration in contemporary China ascribes a great change to urban China's demographic composition, social structures and economic development trajectories, it is yet to restructure the formal definitions of urban identity and belonging, which are still dominated by the household registration system (hukou). The paper suggests that as a result of changes in the political, economic, demographic and social contexts within which China's internal migration develops, there emerge a crucial need to re‐examine the crude forms of determining identity and belonging, questioning the addressing of spatiality within the existing mechanisms (such as hukou system or the shiminhua discourse). To do so, the paper argues that the existing de‐territorialisation of the migration experience has to be replaced with a more nuanced understanding of how spatial practices and conceptualisations shape migrants’ experiences, as it is becoming imperative to develop a new framework that is more sensitive to migrants’ lived process of identification and belonging, especially as these traverse multiple geographies and spatial scales. This close engagement with migrants’ spatiality can then be used as a base from which to engage with a more complex view of migrants’ spatial and social relatedness, as well as the development of their urban belonging and identity.

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Do rural migrants ‘float’ in urban China? Neighbouring and neighbourhood sentiment in Beijing

Cited by 101 publications

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Affective neighbourly relations between migrant and local residents in Shanghai

Affective neighbourly relations between migrant and local residents in Shanghai

The contribution of intergroup neighbouring to community participation: Evidence from Shanghai

Spatiality, belonging and citizenship in the age of migration in contemporary China

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