TY - JOUR
T1 - Marginalised Dalits in International Labour Migration
T2 - Reconfiguring Economic and Social Relations in Nepal
AU - Sunam, Ramesh
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2014/12/30
Y1 - 2014/12/30
N2 - International labour migration continues to rise in Nepal affecting the livelihoods of many people. In this article, I draw on ethnographic research with Dalits, a marginalised group, to examine the role of international labour migration in altering migrants' economic and social space in their places of origin, once affected by Maoists' ‘people's war’. In particular, I explore how Dalits have used their agency to contest caste institutions by mobilising financial, human and symbolic capitals accumulated through migration. Much of the existing studies highlight the economic side of migration paying little attention to the social and cultural dimension. This article seeks to complement these analyses by illustrating how Dalits repudiate caste relations that have shaped their experiences of exploitation and domination.
AB - International labour migration continues to rise in Nepal affecting the livelihoods of many people. In this article, I draw on ethnographic research with Dalits, a marginalised group, to examine the role of international labour migration in altering migrants' economic and social space in their places of origin, once affected by Maoists' ‘people's war’. In particular, I explore how Dalits have used their agency to contest caste institutions by mobilising financial, human and symbolic capitals accumulated through migration. Much of the existing studies highlight the economic side of migration paying little attention to the social and cultural dimension. This article seeks to complement these analyses by illustrating how Dalits repudiate caste relations that have shaped their experiences of exploitation and domination.
KW - Caste
KW - Dalit
KW - Labour Migration
KW - Nepal
KW - Resistance
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84920109212&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/1369183X.2014.948393
DO - 10.1080/1369183X.2014.948393
M3 - Article
SN - 1369-183X
VL - 40
SP - 2030
EP - 2048
JO - Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
JF - Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
IS - 12
ER -