International E-publication: Publish Projects, Dissertation, Theses, Books, Souvenir, Conference Proceeding with ISBN.  International E-Bulletin: Information/News regarding: Academics and Research

Migration in India: Questions of Social Exclusion

Author Affiliations

  • 1Department of Sociology, Christ University, Bangalore, INDIA

Int. Res. J. Social Sci., Volume 4, Issue (4), Pages 87-91, April,14 (2015)

Abstract

This paper examines the process of migration within India, with special focus on the patterns of migration and the impact of the same on the place of destination and place of origin. The paper uses the theoretical framework derived from the work done by Ravenstein and Lee to understand this process. Data from the Census of India and NSSO, 2007-2008 is used to illustrate the process of migration as it operates in India with reference to the streams of migration and trends in the same. Also examined is the impact of migration on the place of destination with special reference to some of the myths associated with in migration which have been examined in the light of this data. It takes up certain recent incidents which have targeted in migrants across India to illustrate how the myths influence adjustment and practices associated with social exclusion. This paper also focuses on the process of adjustment and the question of social exclusion and some inclusionary practices with reference to the in migrants from some of the States in India which have experimented with some innovative practices.

References

  1. Pillai S., Expats shaken by city's xenophobia Retrieved from Bangalore Mirror: http://www.bangaloremirror.com /bangalore/cover-story/Expats-shaken-by-citys-xenophobia /articleshow/42051790.cms (2014)
  2. Manipuri Youth Stabbed in Delhi. Retrieved from The Times of India: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ guwahati/Manipuri-youth-stabbed-in-Delhi-protests-in-Imphal/articleshow/30284696.cms (2014)
  3. Manipuri Women Assaulted in South Delhi. Retrieved from The Hindu: http://www.thehindu.com/news/ cities/Delhi/manipuri-women-assaulted-in-south-delhi /article5645206.ece (2014)
  4. Nido Taniam Murder. Retrieved from India Today.in: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/nido-taniam-murder-delhis -racism-caused-arunachal-students-death-cries-northeast /1/341045.html (2014)
  5. African students allege racial discrimination in Bangalore. Retrieved from The Hindu: http://www.thehindu.com /news/cities/bangalore/african-students-allege-racial-discrimination-in-bangalore/article4938390.ece (2013)
  6. Trouble in Tourist Paradise. Retrieved from The Hindu: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/trouble-in-tourist-paradise/article5326487.ece (2013)
  7. After rumours, northeast people flee Bangalore. Retrieved from The Hindu: http://www.thehindu.com/ news/national/karnataka/after-rumours-northeast-people-flee-bangalore/article3776549.ece (2012)
  8. Maha exodus: 10,000 North Indians flee in fear. Retrieved from The Times of India: http:// timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Maha-exodus-10000north-Indians-flee-in-fear/articleshow/2780795.cms?referral=PM (2008)
  9. Weeks J.R., Population: An Introduction to Concepts and Issues Wadsworth (2002)
  10. Ritzer G., The Blackwell Encyclopedia to Sociology.Blackwell Publishing, (2007)
  11. Maharaj A.K., Sociology of Diaspora: A Reader. India: Rawat Publlications, (2007)
  12. Ravenstein E.G., The Laws of Migration. Journal of the Statistical Society of London, 48(2), 167-235 (1885)
  13. Lee, E. A Theory of Migration. Demography, 3(1), 47-57 (1966)
  14. Kurekova L. Theories of migration:Conceptual review and empirical testing in the context of the EU East- West Flows, CARIM Analytic and Synthetic Notes; 2010/44 (2010)
  15. Todaro M.P., A model of labor migration and urban unemployment in less developed countries. The American Economic Review, 59(1), 138-48 (1969)
  16. Todaro J.R. Migration, Unemployment and Development: A Two Sector Analysis, American Economic Review, 60(1), 126-142 (1970)
  17. IOM. (n.d.). Retrieved 9 18, 2014, from International Organization for Migration: http://www.iom.int/cms/en /sites/iom/home/what-we-do/migration--development-1.html (2014)
  18. Overview of Internal Migration in India, UNICEF (2012)
  19. Faetanini M., Social Inclusion of Internal Migrants in India New Delhi: UNESCO (2013)
  20. New industrial policy to give Kannadigas more jobs. Retrieved from The Times of India: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business /New-industrial-policy-to-give-Kannadigas-more-jobs/ articleshow/42296508.cms (2014)
  21. Immigration strains Bangalore’s Capacity Retrieved from The Hindu Business Line: http://www. thehindubusinessline.com/news/states/inmigration-strains-bangalores-capacity/article5466302.ece (2013)
  22. Migration and Remittances Brief, The World Bank (2014)
  23. Migration in India 2007-08, Government of India (2010)
  24. Population Facts Retrieved from United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs : http://esa.un.org/unmigration/documents/The_number_of_international_migrants.pdf (2013)