Negotiating risk and uncertainty internal migration and rural villagers in Albay province

Negotiating risk and uncertainty internal migration and rural villagers in Albay province

This article examines the role of local discourses of risk and associated affective practices (embodied emotions) in decisions to migrate from rural to urban/peri-urban areas. Drawing on a study in a rural setting in Albay province, it argues that mobility decisions involve negotiation between publi...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints Vol. 63, No. 4 (December 2015), p. 507-539.
Main Author: Ransan-Cooper, Hedda (Author)
Format: Analytics
Language:English
Published: 2015.
Subjects:
Human migrations.
Internal migration > Social aspects.
Rural-urban migration > Economic aspects.
Online Access:https://forms.gle/KZjBv7aRtY6jiL5E9